Maru Lesson Notes
Monday March 26th
Lesson 16 notes: ‘Maru’
Given that you’ve spent time on this text, we will spend one week before moving on to the final novel, ‘A Gun for sale’. Aim to have it read by the end of the Easter break.
These notes build directly upon the work you’ve already done. In other words, you need to have actually read and used the ‘Paper 2 Study Pack’(lesson 15) I posted on Netclassroom before the mock exam period.
Today’s in-class questions are based on the first 73 pages (i.e. Part One) of the novel ‘Maru’. They are categorized according to the basic framework suggested in the ‘Paper 2 Study Pack’ (i.e. character, theme, setting, narrative, plot, structure, features/devices).This should help you to focus your notes and direct your preparation efforts toward specific area/aspects of the novels, which will enable you to target the very general questions and their topics in paper 2.
There are also comparative questions for each category, which are intended to encourage you to explore in detail the similarities and differences between each of the novels.
Quick reminder: For Paper 2 you will answer ONE question from Section 3! There is a basic summary of ‘Maru’ on the final page of the Paper 2 Study pack
In-Class Questions based on ‘Maru’: Part One
Helpful Note: Before you answer these questions you should reread page 8 of the ‘paper 2 Study Pack’.
Character
1. Maru is the name of both the novel and the male hero. In what ways can the character Maru be considered a hero in the novel?
Maru is the hero in the novel as he seems to be above Moleka who is his friend as well as fiend. Both Moleka and Maru are in love with Margaret Cadmore who is decendent of a Masarwa woman which lowers her in society. In the end Moleka is too shy and directed by society so that he never approaches Margaret. Maru however manages to approach not taking into acoount the opinions of the society about her as Masarvwa were considered
Lesson 16 notes: ‘Maru’
Given that you’ve spent time on this text, we will spend one week before moving on to the final novel, ‘A Gun for sale’. Aim to have it read by the end of the Easter break.
These notes build directly upon the work you’ve already done. In other words, you need to have actually read and used the ‘Paper 2 Study Pack’(lesson 15) I posted on Netclassroom before the mock exam period.
Today’s in-class questions are based on the first 73 pages (i.e. Part One) of the novel ‘Maru’. They are categorized according to the basic framework suggested in the ‘Paper 2 Study Pack’ (i.e. character, theme, setting, narrative, plot, structure, features/devices).This should help you to focus your notes and direct your preparation efforts toward specific area/aspects of the novels, which will enable you to target the very general questions and their topics in paper 2.
There are also comparative questions for each category, which are intended to encourage you to explore in detail the similarities and differences between each of the novels.
Quick reminder: For Paper 2 you will answer ONE question from Section 3! There is a basic summary of ‘Maru’ on the final page of the Paper 2 Study pack
In-Class Questions based on ‘Maru’: Part One
Helpful Note: Before you answer these questions you should reread page 8 of the ‘paper 2 Study Pack’.
Character
1. Maru is the name of both the novel and the male hero. In what ways can the character Maru be considered a hero in the novel?
Maru is the hero in the novel as he seems to be above Moleka who is his friend as well as fiend. Both Moleka and Maru are in love with Margaret Cadmore who is decendent of a Masarwa woman which lowers her in society. In the end Moleka is too shy and directed by society so that he never approaches Margaret. Maru however manages to approach not taking into acoount the opinions of the society about her as Masarvwa were considered