the first think i decided to tab was the setting description on page 275. this is the passage describing the towns much anticipated rain creeping into their area. i tabbed this section because i thought it would be a good representative for the disturbing news of absaloms future death. Like when paton says "for it was exciting to see them after weeks of pitiless sun" in a way it reverses the meaning of sun, turning it into something bad. this relates to Kumalo because he should be happy to hear from his son, but instead he's unhappy because he doesnt want the bad news. hen he is relieved to finally know his son's sentence. the sun represents umalo's emotions and the storm clouds represent the letter absalom sends.
the second thing i tabbed was the change in plot and structure, as well as tone, when jarvis and the chief arrive to plant sticks. in a way the author is trying to foreshadow and eave the reader guessing because it doesn't really explain why they are putting the sticks there, so it's a bit of chage in the plot.
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