The setting:
Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg
The Plot:
The story is about the wife of the appointed Foreign affairs minister, Mrs Nebo. One day she went shopping with her friend and they bought a lot of beautiful items. She saw a beautiful dress through the window of a shop, It was an Indian dress.She went inside the shop and bought the dress but with the dress she wanted to buy a matching scarf and she searched all over but could not find one. She finally came to a shop owned by Mr Sakur and she found the perfect silk scarf to match her dress, she was told the price and looked in her bag for the money but was 15 rand short so she decided to pay by cheque. Mr Sakur did not want to accept the cheque, it was a rule in his shop and he was not prepared to break it even though it was Mrs Nebo, the wife of the appointed Foreign affairs minister, Mr Clive Nebo. There was a little dispute, Mrs Nebo felt insulted and Mr Sakur did not care about who she was. Mrs Nebo wanted the silk scarf and she was not going to leave the shop without it. Her friend Margret was at her defence, trying to convince Mr Sakur about who Mrs Nebo was but Mr Sakur was very stubborn. Mrs Nebo's bodyguards tried to intimidate Mr Sakur but did not succeed, Mr Sakur was not scared of them. Mr Sakur did not want to accept Mrs Nebo's cheque because that would mean accepting cheques from other people too, he could not break his rules. Mrs Nebo was insulted and authorative but that got her nowhere. The other shop owners heard the dispute and came over to Mr Sakur's shop, when they found out who Mrs Nebo was, they tried to let Mr Sakur accept the cheque but he was adament about not accepting it. The other shop owners decided to buy the Silk Scarf for Mrs Nebo as a gift and she was happy but was displeased with Mr Sakur's attitude.
The main Character:
The main character is Mrs Nebo, the wife of the appointed Foreign affairs minister. It's as if she boasts in the riches of her husband. She lives in Houghton, one of the classy places in Johannesburg. She is the type of person who is full of herself. She is of medium height with heavy loins and has a smooth skin that was pampered by beauticians. She was an authorative person who expecting people to jump at her bark. She loved shopping in the most expensive places. She was the type of person who would match colors. She always wanted her way and was arrogant.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Through the tunnel
1. Identify the setting:
The story doesn't really speak of a setting but from what I read, I think it happened during wintertime.
2.Summarise the plot in 10-15 sentences:
In the short story we are introduced to a boy named Jerry. His mother was a widow and she could be overprotective and not that protective simultaneously. They went went on holiday to the beach like they always do and Jerry was enjoyed swimming. When his mother sun bathed, Jerry would go to the other side of the beach to swim. When he got to the other side he saw a couple of older boys swimming and he wanted to join them but was reluctant to. They greeted him but then after did not pay much attention to him again. Jerry was impressed by the fact that they could swim through the tunnel, he wanted to do that too. He prepared himself and even told his mother to buy him swimming goggles. He did a couple of exercises to prepare himself mentally and to get fit. When he was inside the tunnel he was trying to gasp for air and could not see well, he was tired. It was a struggle for him to get out of the water on to the shore and his nose was bleeding. He finally got to the shore and climbed up the path to the villa and threw himself onto his bed. When his mother came, he quickly went to the bathroom to wash the tear and blood stains on his face. She was worried about him but then she did not fuss much because she knew that Jerry was a good swimmer. They finally set to lunch.
3. Describe the main character in 5-10 sentences:
Jerry was an only child who's mother was a widow. He was an 11year old English boy who enjoyed swimming. He was very courageuos, proud and determined. He went on holiday with his to a foreign country. He tried to please his mother but at the same time wanted to be independant. He was sort of lonely and the boys he saw at the beach did not really want to befriend him. His courage led him to do what the other boys were doing and that was going through the tunnel. He was a boy who was trying to prove to people that he could be independant and that he could also do what they did. He achieved his goal of going through the tunnel because of his determination.
The story doesn't really speak of a setting but from what I read, I think it happened during wintertime.
2.Summarise the plot in 10-15 sentences:
In the short story we are introduced to a boy named Jerry. His mother was a widow and she could be overprotective and not that protective simultaneously. They went went on holiday to the beach like they always do and Jerry was enjoyed swimming. When his mother sun bathed, Jerry would go to the other side of the beach to swim. When he got to the other side he saw a couple of older boys swimming and he wanted to join them but was reluctant to. They greeted him but then after did not pay much attention to him again. Jerry was impressed by the fact that they could swim through the tunnel, he wanted to do that too. He prepared himself and even told his mother to buy him swimming goggles. He did a couple of exercises to prepare himself mentally and to get fit. When he was inside the tunnel he was trying to gasp for air and could not see well, he was tired. It was a struggle for him to get out of the water on to the shore and his nose was bleeding. He finally got to the shore and climbed up the path to the villa and threw himself onto his bed. When his mother came, he quickly went to the bathroom to wash the tear and blood stains on his face. She was worried about him but then she did not fuss much because she knew that Jerry was a good swimmer. They finally set to lunch.
3. Describe the main character in 5-10 sentences:
Jerry was an only child who's mother was a widow. He was an 11year old English boy who enjoyed swimming. He was very courageuos, proud and determined. He went on holiday with his to a foreign country. He tried to please his mother but at the same time wanted to be independant. He was sort of lonely and the boys he saw at the beach did not really want to befriend him. His courage led him to do what the other boys were doing and that was going through the tunnel. He was a boy who was trying to prove to people that he could be independant and that he could also do what they did. He achieved his goal of going through the tunnel because of his determination.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
My first experience on blogger
It was not really a difficulty for me to create my own blog although I had a few stumbling blocks. What sort of made it a little easier for me to create a blog was the fact that I already had a google account(gmail). The internet was slow though but I persevered, patience is a virtue, isn't it? If you have an idea on what to do then you won't really have a problem or sometimes you should just be spontataneous about it. I really enjoyed it!
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