Narration about Africa
Question 1
The narrator’s attitude towards Africans keeps on changing according to the storyline. At one point, the narrator’s attitude can be described as critical. This is because the author is finding fault and criticizing the traditional setup of the African girl child. The author’s attitude can be seen changing to a positive attitude as it entails a story of an English girl who lives in Africa and whose perspective and thoughts on African natives changes.
Question 2
On the view of the narrator’s landscape on Africa, it is depicted by a native African who slowly becomes self-aware of the prejudice, racism, and social injustice imposed by the white settlers and has to bear and endure in grief.
Question 3
After visiting the old chief in his village, the narrator said she could not help it as she was also a victim. In my view, the narrator was indeed a victim in the sense that she had to put herself in the shoes of the African girl. The narrator was able to sympathize with the ordeal and the situation. What victimized her was the racism and injustice that was placed on her.
Question 4
When the narrator’s father decided to keep the goats that have trampled his crop, he is not acting justly in my view. This is because the goats were able to sneak into the farm accidentally and without the consent of the girl. So the father would not have kept the goats /without consideration of how and why the goats trampled his crops.
Question 5
The last paragraph indicates an abrupt separation of two people who were falling in love. Ernest is rushing beyond the barrier and calling her to follow determination and courage to be with her. The girl setting her face helplessly, on the other hand, indicates that she too had no help or otherwise. This paragraph outlines out a theme of separation.
Question 6
This story is regarded as the coming of age story in that this is a story which follows an English girl living in Africa from the time she is young until she grows up. In the story, the girl can change her perspective on African natives when she meets a local chief.