When Rain Clouds Gather (African Writers) by Bessie Head Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi‚ in the heart of rural Botswana‚ offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. Makhaya‚ a political refugee from South Africa‚ becomes involved with an English agricultural expert and the villagers as they struggle to upgrade their traditional farming methods with modern techniques. The pressures of tradition‚ the opposition of the local chief‚ and‚ above all
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vividly convey the theme of social downfall from arrogance in TWO of the short stories. Two stories that vividly convey symbolism for social downfall from arrogance would be “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ by Ray Bradbury and “The Phoenix”‚ by Sylvia Townsend Warner. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ Bradbury conveys the theme of how technology that man have build will either be the death of us or outlive us. That would the social downfall because humans thought they were helping each other
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I nearly threw up‚ but I managed to hold it in. I shouldn’t have drunk so much at the party. I shouldn’t have‚ but I just couldn’t control myself. I mean‚ what asshole you need to be to invite someone to the party where they barely know a soul and then leave them at the entrance‚ because some chick called them for a "talk"... It will be fun‚ he said. It will be unforgettable‚ he said. Yeah‚ maybe for you. Anyway‚ I need to get to the bus stop as soon as possible‚ I have a test tomorrow and I
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“Let’s go‚ Victoria.” Some random lady said to me. Her name was Tanya. I rolled my eyes. I didn’t even know this lady‚ yet here she was trying to tell me what to do. Apparently‚ she was taking me from my foster home in New York city to some random one in Dallas. As if I’d rather be in some country state than in a big city. After a day and half of driving‚ we were finally pulling up to my new ‘home’. I jump out the car before Tanya even got a chance to put it in park. It way hotter down here than
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You’re really back in the game. I still can’t believe it. These hands... are itching because of the millions that Fernando will give me. - Are you done with that one? - Yes. Finish up with those two. They must go out. Now I’m running... Actually‚ I’m not running... I’m back in overdrive. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I let... - Whose boyfriend? Mine? - No‚ mine‚ and please respect him. I love Smangele Maphumulo with all my heart! I don’t think we should spend time together without
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As I opened the front door to the house‚ I come in from taking the trash out. "Ugh‚ a mans job." I said angrily. I come in to see all my friends sitting at the dinning room table. Colonel Mustard‚ Miss Scarlet‚ Mrs. Peacock‚ Professor Plum and Mr. Green‚ all looked at me scared. "Scarlet‚" I said "what’s going on?" "Blanche‚ something bad has happened." Miss Scarlet said. I asked her "What’s wrong guys?" "Mr. Boddy is.... he’s.... he’s.... HE’S DEAD!" Mrs. Peacock cried out. "What?!" I yelled
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The result of his transformation is achieved through the purging of his ethnic roots by dissociating within the domestic sphere. Rodriquez mourns the loss of his relationship with his family‚ and community‚ “I remember what was so grievously lost to define what was necessarily gained‚ “but reaffirms his newfound growth under Western education and the immersion into the public domain. The moment English was introduced in his home marks a shift of his familial dynamic (6). The mastery of the English
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WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER THEMES * TRIBALISM * APARTHEID * RACISM * DESCRIMINATION * PROGRESSION – DEVELOPMENT * BLACK/BLACK – WHITE/BLACK – MALE/FEMALE * SOCIAL INJUSTICE When rain clouds gather written by Bessie Head is set in Botswana. The protagonist‚ Makhaya Maseko is escaping from South Africa as he does not want to be part of the apartheid system‚ he just wants peace and equality. The aims of the author are to show the horrible living conditions due to the same
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either help with homework or to help prepare for an interview‚ but it can also be used for wrong. Technology can be beautiful and dangerous‚ this is what Bradbury showed through three of his short stories. "A Sound of Thunder‚" "There Will Come Soft Rains‚" and "The Pedestrian‚" will be compared to see their equivalence and differences and. All of these three stories‚ eventually‚ will show Bradbury’s writing style. The stories will uncover his opinions on technology‚ with his mood and tone. In order
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The work of fiction House on Mango Street is written by Sandra Cisneros. It shows the dreams of Esperanza‚ a little girl who lives on Mango Street‚ an impoverished area of Chicago. She likes writing and wants to be an author. Both Alicia and Esperanza view education and writing as a pathway to better life. Through these characters‚ the author suggests that education would offer a kind of freedom. Alicia is Esperanza’s friend. She likes writing. She always studies all the night otherwise she would
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