The Road to Mecca examines the bio-psycho-social systems and issues that are part of the aging process. There are many issues introduced that are useful in understanding the social workers role in evaluating and developing a plan of care for young adults through late adulthood development. Since the passing of her husband‚ Helen has devoted her time to creating and transforming her home into her own “Mecca” of beauty and freedom. The dozens of sculptures of wise men‚ mermaids and other figures inside
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The road to Mecca *Womens rights* The play ‘The road to Mecca’ by Athol Fugard is a feminist play that expresses the struggle for freedom‚ identity and meaning through personal fulfilment. In the statement “There’s nothing sacred in a marriage that abuses the woman” (p23)‚ Elsa expresses her feelings towards women’s rights‚ because these rights are supported by the law: “She has got a few rights‚ Miss Helen‚ and I just want to make sure she knows what they are.”(p23). Helen finds it interesting
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The Road to Mecca is the story of Helen‚ an artist trying to survivor in an isolated community‚ and her two friends; Marius‚ the local Minster and Elsa‚ a progressive school teacher from the city. Helen is feeling alone and unable to complete her work‚ in a state of depression‚ she writes a letter pleading for help to her long time friend Elsa‚ Both women have much in common; both are rebels against social conventions. Elsa teaches radical material to her colored students‚ and Helen’s exotic artwork
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rights to express themselves freely. Since Helens husband death‚ she has lived alone and transformed her home into a work art by creating a myriad of cement wise men‚ camels‚ owls‚ mermaids and other figures around the house‚ and decorating the inside with dozens of candles and mirrors. She has created her own Mecca of beauty and freedom amid the harsh church-going Afrikaners and voiceless coloreds of this desolate region of South Africa. Through this Helen has learned to express herself‚ her thoughts
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29 September 2014 c.) The road to Mecca The statement “There is nothing sacred about a marriage that abuses the woman!” refers to social problems that harass women who are frequently the victims of violence and abuse. Elsa’s view of marriage is that it is a “human rights” approach to the problem of domestic affairs. These problems are more common in poor communities and have a greater outcome on women as they tend to be physically weaker. In The road to Mecca women’s problems appear to be
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The Road to Mecca. In this essay I will discuss the way the play “The Road to Mecca” represents women’s rights to express themselves freely. Helen is a widow who lives in a rural Afrikaans town in the Karoo‚ New Bethseda. Since her husband’s death‚ Helen has filled her home and garden with statues and works of art such as wise men‚ camels‚ owls‚ mermaids and other figures. She has decorated her home with candles and mirrors and mosaics. She has created her own “Mecca” of beauty and freedom among
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Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard ENG1501 Plot‚ Characterization and Themes Background Information Athol Fugard • • • • • • • • • • Born in 1932 in the Eastern Cape. Afrikaans mother‚ English father. Qualified as a mechanic‚ degree in social anthropology‚ worked as a sailor. Started theatre group in 1954 and wrote plays performed in the Labia. Married actress Sheila Meiring. Many black friends: wrote of these experiences. Kept diary which was his source of ideas for writing
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| EXAMINATION GUIDELILNES | Please read these guidelines carefully: they differ slightly from those given in your Tutorial Letter 201 for 2013. These are the ones you should follow. The examination is TWO hours long. The examination paper will be structured as follows: There are THREE sections: Section A‚ B and C. Section A counts 30 marks (You choose one question)
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The Road To Mecca (Athol Fugard) 1. What is the reason for Marius’s visit? What does he want Helen to do? Marius had been to see Helen previously about her moving into an old age home. His primary reason for now being there is to see if Helen has made her decision on this matter. Marius asking Helen “You’re quite certain that you want to discuss this now‚ Helen?” shows that they were both fully aware of the reason for this visit by the Dominee. He is also concerned as to whether she is eating
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In "Road to Mecca" by Athol Fugard there are two main charactors whose relationship is a strange one but both have a common goal of liberation and both want to break away from society’s norms. They both feel they don’t fit into society and seem to have each for comfort despite their long distances away. Miss Helen outcasts herself from Afrikaner society as she stops going the customary Sunday church service. She makes her own so called idols or sculptures to make her life feel like it is worth anything
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