Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Cry, the Beloved Country (tabs)

the first tab i did on chapter one was for setting. I chose this because chapter one is mainly description of what africa looks like. i chose the paragraph that starts with "the grass is rich and matted, you cannot see the soil" because i thought that paragraph was rich in literary elements (33). The second tab i did was also for setting in chapter one. i tabbed the passage that starts with "the great red hills stand desolate, and the earth has torn away like flesh" (34). I liked the authors similie about the earth. for chapter 2, i tabbed the arguement between umfundisi and his wife as characterization. i did this because umfundisi is first angry, then calms down which shows he is very patient and calm. Same with his wife. I also tabbed the last little paragraph in chapter 2 as narration. i did this because even though the paragraph doesn't have much to do with the chapter, the narrator feels it's important. For chapter 3, i tabbed the description of Johannesburg as setting. I liked the authors description that weaved into the main characters thoughts. i also tabbed the end of chapter 3 of plot and structure. i tabbed this because the passage "Already the knees are weak in a man whos moment since had shown his little vanity" foreshadowed trouble for him coming into the city (44). i tabbed the last paragraph of chapter 4 as narrative. i chose tthis because the author describes the train as a toy train, or how he sees it. my last tab was on page 47 as characterization. when the narrator is describing the main characters fear of going to he city, it shows the character is sensitive and didn't gro up in a very rich or possibly educated place.

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