ENG 2206: Exam 3 (Robertson)

Summary of Chike's School Days

"In the ways of the white man"give a deep insight in to the life of Chike. Though He was born into a bicultural family, surrounded by both the traditionalOsuculture and British Christianity, English had a dominance in Chike'slife that influenced his personal life and passions. English had a great influence and power in Chike's life. At one instance, young Chike refused to eat food offered by his neighbor due to the fact of it being "heathen food". The irony of this occurance is that his neighbor was simply an Ibo, who followed traditional Osu customs. This is one occurance that suggests that Chike favored British Christianity and dominance over tradition. Another occurance that suggests his favor of typical white English and christianity is the way Chike adopts and develops a love for words, particularly English words, while in school.

What is the madman's desperate cry

"save the children"

The themes of "The Metamorphosis" are

- mind vs body - family - money - intentions vs outcomes - sympathy, dependence, responsibility

What was Baldwin's father like

- stubborn, bitter - first generation out of slavery - didn't have a relationship with Baldwin - preacher - didn't know his own beauty

Themes in Yellow Women

1. Identity 2. Reality and Myth 3. Time, Storytelling, Prophecy 4. Native American Culture

Themes in Notes of a Native Son

1. Identity 2. Racial Injustices

Symbols in Yellow Woman

1. River: is a guide, the legend of the original flows in and out of her mind, both the river and the story have shaped the people and community around them 2. Mountains: escape, the further she went into the mountains, the further she went into the dreamscape

How many entries are there in the madman's diary

13

How long is the narrator away with Silva

2 days

Elizabeth

Amos's new-born Christian mother who disproved of the marriage, resulting in the renouncement of her faith

Act three of Death of the Kings Horseman

Amusa is trying to stop Elesin's from completing the ritual but the people make it difficult when they try to make him leave. Elesin then comes in after consummating his marriage and says he is ready. The ritual then begins.

Act four of Death of the Kings Horseman

Back at the party, Pilkings receives news from Amusa but decides to leave the party and go handle it himself. Jane, Pilkings wife, is alone when Elesin's son, Olunde, walks in. He tells her that he heard about the death of the king and what his father would have to do so he came back to bury him. Jane does not understand why he is so calm about his father's death. When they hear the drums change, it is assumed Elesin has died. Pilkings comes in and Olunde tells him he is glad he failed but Pilkings does not have time to answer him. In the midst of all the commotion, Elesin's yelling is heard. He comes in handcuffed and is shocked to see his son. Olunde seems angered at his father and leaves.

Where is the only women's swimming pool in the story

Beruit

Who shows up to Gregor's house to scold him about his job (even threatened to fire him)

Chief Clerk

Amos

Chike'swhite father who married into the Osuculture in the name of Christianity

Diary of a Madman country origin

China

Author of chike's school days

Chinua Achebe

Who is the narrator of The Garden of Forking Paths

Dr. Yu Tsun

Zaabalawi origin

Egypt

Act five of Death of the Kings Horseman

Elesin and his bride sit in a cell. Simon comes to talk to him and Elesin tries to explain the damage his actions have made. Jane then convinces Simon to let Iyaloja in. After she gets her words in, she mentions the cost of his failure. Women bring in a bolt of cloth covering something and Elesin asks for it to be uncovered. Iyaloja reveals Olunde's body having taken Elesin's position in the ritual. Because of this, Elesin begins to use his chains to strangle himself

"Metamorphosis" author

Franz Kafka

Chief Clerk

Gregor's boss

Grete Samsa

Gregor's sister who is in charge of feeding him after his transformation

The Women's Swimming Pool

Hanan Al-Shaykh

Where is Notes of a Native Son set

Harlem, NY

Notes of a Native Son author

James Baldwin

Author of The Garden of Forking Paths

Jorge Luis Borges

Yellow Woman author

Leslie Marmon Silko

Diary of a Madman Author

Lu Xun

Lu Xun studied __________ and used the ideas in The Diary of a Madman

Marxism

Old Fifth Chen

Member of the village, more compassionate than most, provides shelter and privacy for the protagonist when the village begins to mock him​

Zaabalawi author

Naguib Mahfouz

The Wedding at the Cross author

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Notes of a Native Son

Notes of a Native Son is a non-fiction book that was published in 1955. The volume collects ten essays, which had previously appeared in such magazines as Harper's Magazine, Partisan Review, and The New Leader. The essays mostly tackle issues of race in America and Europe.

Act one of Death of the Kings Horseman

The main character, Elesin Oba, is the king's horseman in "Death and the King's Horseman" which is based on an actual story. Elesin served the king of Oyo in Nigeria. During this story, this specific area is controlled by the British. The story begins with Elesin entering the market as he begins to get ready to follow the late king in death. This is tradition for their people and it is expected of Elesin to participate in the ritual that will end in his death. Elesin is accompanied by Praise-Singers and he is trying to persuade them that he has no doubts about the ritual and what he must do. As he is being fitted for his ritual clothes, Elesin sees a girl in the market and asks Iyaloja about her. The girl is actually betrothed to her son but since Elesin is doing such an honor for their people she gives in.

Summary of The Garden of Forking Paths

The narrator, Dr. Yu Tsun, is a professor of English and also works as a German spy in the UK with a Chinese ancestry. Yu Tsun is on a mission to deliver the name of the city in which the British artillery is located but then shortly realizes that his mission is in danger due to Richard Madden discovering his espionage. Tsun then tries to figure out a way to send a message to the German Reich. Tsun discovers that Runeberg has been killed by Madden, he fears that he will be killed next. He realizes that the only way to get his message to the German Chief is to kill Stephan Albert, the silonogist, whose name is also the name of the city. This will make it clear to the Cheif that this is the city that needs to be bombed. Tsun must go through a labyrinth in order to get to Alberts house. Tsun did this not because of Germany, but because he wanted to prove that a "yellow man" could save Germany because the chief fears his people.

Author of Death of the Kings Horseman

Wole Soyinka

Diary of a Madman Summary

a man lived in confusion for thirty years and suddenly gained spiritual insight from the moon, eventually paranoia developed and he believed that people were trying to eat him

Yellow Woman legend

a young pueblo woman was kidnapped by a spirit

Who is the yellow woman

a young pueblo woman who has a mysterious sexual encounter with Silva

Eventually Gregor's family only saw him as _____________

an it (the bug he physically was and not Gregor anymore)

What did Gregor's dad throw at him to keep him in his room

apples

The protagonist in Zaabalawi is dying of a _____

broken heart

Hassanen

caligrapher

Miriamu

came from a well off Christian family, is seen as the opposite of her father and has an independent spirit

Once Gregor dies, the family members do what

celebrate by strolling and talking about their future plans

What did Gregor's dad do when he saw him for the first time after his transformation

chased him with a walking stick and newspaper

Right when Gregor's family decides that they needed to get rid of him, Gregor _______

dies

Douglas Jones

extremely wealthy and Christian man, owned grocery stores and tea rooms Miriamu's father

Strangely enough, Gregor was not concerned with ____________ after his transformation

figuring out what happened to him

After Gregor's wakes up, he is so focused on ______________

getting to work

Once they finally find the pool the narrator is presented with what dilemma

go to the pool or respect the traditions of her religion

The madman eventually healed from his mental illness but he did not

heed his warnings against cannibalism

The print of the lady in the muff symbolizes

humanity (it was an advertisement, so it relates back to his job, but it also shows how he wanted a woman of his own)

What does the pool symbolize

if caught, she could be considered an outcast to her society

The narrator in The Women's Swimming Pool

is a young girl who works in a tobacco tent with her grandmother who just wants to go to a body of water

What does the yellow woman do

leaves behind her family and responsibilities to go follow Silva

Zaabalawi

local hero, somewhat of a medicine man

"Yellow Woman" origin

native american

Yellow Woman begins with a

poem that blurs the lines between myth and reality in nature

What is that grandmother doing when they arrived at the pool

praying

Zaabalawi is a

religious allegory with a set of symbolic characters that are acting out a drama with religious significance

Shik Qamar

religious man, lawyer, islamic justice

What food does Gregor eat

rotting food / trash

The Yellow Woman returns back to her everyday life

she says a Navajo kidnapped her and she pretends like nothing happened

What illness does the madman have

something unnamed

Baldwin was scared that his father's bitterness towards whites would _____

soon become his own (he didn't want to become his father)

Gregor has lost his ability to

speak

Silva

supposedly a ka'tsina spirit, has a sexual encounter with the narrator, a Navajo who steals meat for a living

Grete's violin symbolizes

the bond Gregor and Grete share

Old Zhao

the catalyst of the story, started the paranoia

Act two of Death of the Kings Horseman

the district officer Simon Pilkings and his wife are preparing for a party. Amusa, who is kind of like a police man, comes to inform the two about the ritual that will be happening that night. Pilkings misunderstands the whole thing as murder. When they talk to one of their servants, it is explained that Elesin is making a sacrifice. Pilkings orders Amusa to stop the ritual and lock Elesin up.

Maryan al-Taweelas

the grandmother's friend who knows the location of the swimming pool

Gregor Samsa

the main character in "Metamorphosis" who changes into a cockroach, before that he was just a salesman

Wariku

the main character who came from poverty and a widowed mother, doesn't attend church, jumps from job to job

John, Choke, Obiajulu

the main character, born into a multicultural family crossing traditional Nigerian ways with "the ways of the white man."

The Diary of a Madman begins when

the narrator goes to visit an ill childhood friend, but when he arrived he was told his friend was healed and moved to work for the government. Then the friend's brother gave the narrator his friend's diary so he could see what the friend went through during his illness

Sumayya

the narrators friend who tells her about the swimming pool

Cannibalism was a symbol for what in The Diary of a Madman

the oppressive feudalistic society of China (Those at the top of the feudalistic society fed off of the work of the individuals below them)

Dr. He

the protagonist's medical professional; encourages (to little avail) that he try not to let his thoughts run away

"The Metamorphosis" shows

the weakness of the mind since it can't control the physical reality of the body

Mr. Brown

the well-respected, white missionary and the only supporter of Chike'sfather's decision to marry Sarah

The narrator comes back to reality when

they begin to journey to Marquez, but is stopped by a white rancher who accuses Silva of stealing cattle

Since Gregor was the only source of income for his family, what did they have to do after his change

they started putting people up in their house and sold their belongings

Sarah

traditional Osumother of Chike

Shik Gad

well known composer, has great hospitality

"The Metamorphosis" never explains

why Gregor transformed (to show the random absurdity of life)

How does Notes of a Native Son begin

with the death of Baldwin's father (July 29, 1943) then the funeral which happened to be Baldwin's 19th birthday and a race riot (August 3, 1943)

The father's uniform symbolizes

youthfulness, time, finances