Witchcraft is not for sale
Themes: It basically deals with the conflict between traditional medicine (the "witchcraft") which was free and comes naturally, and the pharmaceutical which the doctors profit from. Who owns the knowledge about medicinial plants? Should these medicines be free or should you have to pay for them? It's an overgeneralization, but witchcraft involves a lot of the use of natural herbs and other natural things to heal. "No Witchcraft for Sale" also deals with different races and social classes.
[Summary of the text: "No Witchcraft for Sale" is set in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Gideon is a native who works as a cook in the home of the Farquars, white farm owners. One day he saves their child, Teddy, from a snake bite that would have caused blindness. A white scientist comes and, together with the Farquars, pressures Gideon to tell them what root he used. Gideon gives them a common weed that grows everywhere after leading them around for a couple of hours. The white scientist leaves, convinced that the legends about native healing are exaggerated. The Farquars do not ever come to understand why Gideon does this.]
At first glance, the evidence suggests that Gideon believes the Farquars to be wonderful and their son Teddy to be the most important thing in his life. We see him from the outside, we hear him, and we read about what Mrs. Farquar believes about him.
Gideon has a son whom Teddy refers to as a "black boy," not realizing this is
Gideon's son, despite the Farquars' belief that Gideon is a close member of their family Gideon is the son of a famous medicine man, but the Farquars are never aware of this The narrator in this story goes into the head of Gideon just one time, near the end of the story, when it is noted that the whites
Most black magic advocates believe that through the use of charms, spells, fetish bags containing potions and animal bones, spiritual powers can be manipulated for one's own advantage. Thus, people selfishly practice all
[Summary of the text: "No Witchcraft for Sale" is set in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Gideon is a native who works as a cook in the home of the Farquars, white farm owners. One day he saves their child, Teddy, from a snake bite that would have caused blindness. A white scientist comes and, together with the Farquars, pressures Gideon to tell them what root he used. Gideon gives them a common weed that grows everywhere after leading them around for a couple of hours. The white scientist leaves, convinced that the legends about native healing are exaggerated. The Farquars do not ever come to understand why Gideon does this.]
At first glance, the evidence suggests that Gideon believes the Farquars to be wonderful and their son Teddy to be the most important thing in his life. We see him from the outside, we hear him, and we read about what Mrs. Farquar believes about him.
Gideon has a son whom Teddy refers to as a "black boy," not realizing this is
Gideon's son, despite the Farquars' belief that Gideon is a close member of their family Gideon is the son of a famous medicine man, but the Farquars are never aware of this The narrator in this story goes into the head of Gideon just one time, near the end of the story, when it is noted that the whites
Most black magic advocates believe that through the use of charms, spells, fetish bags containing potions and animal bones, spiritual powers can be manipulated for one's own advantage. Thus, people selfishly practice all