The Teacher
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Abstract
This paper overviews and compares the personality and characteristic differences between two men. Shamengwa and Corwin are the two men who are compared in this paper from the short story “Shamengwa.” They are compared for their differences, which they have a lot of things uncommon with each other. It also relates these two together by showing how they are both intrigued by the music in which the violin produces. They both play with their heart and play to the point where they make others cry. The paper also overviews how Shamengwa teaches Corwin how to play the violin for his punishment of stealing Shamengwa’s violin in the first place.
The Teacher One usually has a possession of his or hers which he cherishes as more than just a petty item he possess. In Shamengwa’s eyes, his valued possession was his fiddle that appeared to him in such a way that made it even more valuable. One day he had come across a fiddle that was his father’s. His father was not allowed to play the fiddle anymore because of Shamengwa’s mother. They were going through rough times due to the loss of a brother in the family. After seven years of Shamengwa sneaking the violin and teaching himself to play it, he was finally caught. His parents came home and he was unaware of their presence until it was too late. His father had him keep playing once he heard it and for some reason this triggered something in him that caused him to leave. Unfortunately for Shamengwa, his fiddle was stolen from him by a man named Corwin Peace who was known for his juvenile history and his drug habits. This story begins with Shamengwa’s life story and then reveals the different personalities and/or characteristics of Shamengwa; and how they both come together when Corwin is caught for thieving the violin.
After his father left his family and took the first fiddle Shamengwa had his hands on, he was lost without the satisfaction of the music he played with the
Abstract
This paper overviews and compares the personality and characteristic differences between two men. Shamengwa and Corwin are the two men who are compared in this paper from the short story “Shamengwa.” They are compared for their differences, which they have a lot of things uncommon with each other. It also relates these two together by showing how they are both intrigued by the music in which the violin produces. They both play with their heart and play to the point where they make others cry. The paper also overviews how Shamengwa teaches Corwin how to play the violin for his punishment of stealing Shamengwa’s violin in the first place.
The Teacher One usually has a possession of his or hers which he cherishes as more than just a petty item he possess. In Shamengwa’s eyes, his valued possession was his fiddle that appeared to him in such a way that made it even more valuable. One day he had come across a fiddle that was his father’s. His father was not allowed to play the fiddle anymore because of Shamengwa’s mother. They were going through rough times due to the loss of a brother in the family. After seven years of Shamengwa sneaking the violin and teaching himself to play it, he was finally caught. His parents came home and he was unaware of their presence until it was too late. His father had him keep playing once he heard it and for some reason this triggered something in him that caused him to leave. Unfortunately for Shamengwa, his fiddle was stolen from him by a man named Corwin Peace who was known for his juvenile history and his drug habits. This story begins with Shamengwa’s life story and then reveals the different personalities and/or characteristics of Shamengwa; and how they both come together when Corwin is caught for thieving the violin.
After his father left his family and took the first fiddle Shamengwa had his hands on, he was lost without the satisfaction of the music he played with the
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