The silk scarf by: Ahmed Essop

Setting

Time: Last days of apartheid

Place: Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg

Main Characters

Mrs Nebo and Mr Sakur, Mrs Nebo was of middle height, with heavy loins, has privileged life and arrogant. She have a privileged life, because she do what ever she wants, because of her husband’s position and arrogant because she’s rude and thinks that she is very important than others. Mr. Sakur is an Indian businessman, proud of himself and has integrity. He is proud that he has his own shop with rules that will be applied by all and did not let his rules to be broken by the minister’s wife.

Plot

Mrs Nebo, the wife of the minister of Foreign Affairs of the new government, was shopping with her friend Margaret around the Oriental Plaza shops. Mrs Nebo found a silk scarf in Mr. Sakur’s shop called Moghul Boutique that she found very beautiful and matching with her dress. Mrs Nebo was not having enough money to pay for her scarf; therefore she decided to pay by cheque. The problem came in when Mr. Sakur refused Mrs Nebo’s cheque. Mrs Nebo was very angry and felt offended when Mr. Sakur refused her cheque.

Mrs Nebo thought she deserve respect as a wife of a minister and found it wrong to have a dispute with a poor man whom she found useless, have no say and have to adhere to what she is saying. Mr Sakur knew his rights and decided that his law of not accepting cheque in his store applies to all. Other traders were intimidated and find it very dangerous by offending the wife of an important politician. Lastly the traders decided to pay the scarf for Mrs Nebo and gave it to her.

Though the tunnel by: Doris Lessing

Setting

Time: summer time

Place: at the beach

Main character

The main character is a young, self confident, English boy called Jerry. He is self confident, because he believed in himself as he decided to swim though the tunnel and he just did it. Furthermore, Jerry was a brave boy, because even when the tunnel was becoming darker and there was no oxygen for him to breath, he didn’t surrender until he swam to the surface.

Plot

Jerry wants to be able to swim though the tunnel with other boys, but he doesn’t know if he can make it. He also wanted to prove to the other boys that he is a man enough to swim though the tunnel in the rock. Jerry knew that he would not be able to swim throughout the tunnel without taking a breath of air, so he did exercise to resolve his problem. Furthermore, Jerry convinced his mother to buy him goggles, which he needs to see through where the tunnel begins. The day before Jerry and his mother leaving for home, Jerry prepared himself to show what he was made of and swam though the tunnel. At first it was going well, he could hold his breath forever, but as the tunnel become darker and eerie, he started to panic and lose control. Jerry kept swimming until he came to the point with darkness up head and with no oxygen. He thought he was going to die. Finally, Jerry saw light in the distance and swam to the surface .Even though he was in extreme pain, he proved himself what he was made of.       

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