In the Shadow of War

When reading this story I would like for you to focus on Omovo and the relationship to his father.
I would also like for you to find places in the text which you find interesting or simply odd, basically I want you to come up with questions to the text. Why? Why? Why?

The Bonfire

Picture from Google

Questions to ponder about:

1) Describe the villagers - what do they believe in?
- What happens to Alee and how does the story end?
2) Characterise Nedam, why is he killed?
3) Characterise the narrator, and describe the role the narrator has been given.
4) Comment on the title.
5) What is the main conflict in the story?
6) Could you please google Ken Saro-Wiwa? Is there any information about him which we can use to understand the story in an altered way?

Labour Pains

1. What is the genre? Is this indeed a short story?
2. Why has the author chosen this particular setting for her story?
3. Describe the characters in the story?
4. Describe the composition of the story.
5. Discuss the point of view, who is the narrator? and what does the author wish to achieve with this?
6. Why is it called Labour Pains?

The Guilt

Questions to be answered and then discussed..

1. What themes does the story deal with?
2. Where does the story take place? What is the importance of the settings?
3. Characterise Lilian Thurgood.
4. Pick a quote from the text, which you describe and interpret in your comment.

Stories from Africa

The Guilt, Rayda Jacobs (November 16)

Labour Pains, Normavenda Mathiane (November 23)

The Bonfire, Ken Saro- Wiwa (November 30)

In the Shadow of War, Ben Okri (December 7, when we meet again)

Hand in assignment: Organ Donation + Delprøve 1, Maj 2007 (November 23) to either Chanett or Sara.