Book 2 and 3
Vocabulary
Barren:
(of
land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation
Conceivable: capable of being imagined or grasped mentally
Deteriorate: become progressively worse
Incorruptible: not susceptible to corruption, especially by bribery
Innumerable: too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically)
Bilingualism: the ability to speak two languages
Permissible: permitted; allowed
Plantations: an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
Plough: another word for plow
Starvation: suffering or death caused by hunger
Conceivable: capable of being imagined or grasped mentally
Deteriorate: become progressively worse
Incorruptible: not susceptible to corruption, especially by bribery
Innumerable: too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically)
Bilingualism: the ability to speak two languages
Permissible: permitted; allowed
Plantations: an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
Plough: another word for plow
Starvation: suffering or death caused by hunger
Beseech-to implore urgently.
Prostrate-To lay face down in humility.
Tremulous-Trembling with great fear.
Plough-To till soil.
Abide-To remain.
Calloused-Made hard, hardened.
Diplomacy-Negotiations between other countries.
Restoration-The act of restoring.
Idly-Not working or acting.
Magistrate-a civil officer charged with the administration of the law
Prostrate-To lay face down in humility.
Tremulous-Trembling with great fear.
Plough-To till soil.
Abide-To remain.
Calloused-Made hard, hardened.
Diplomacy-Negotiations between other countries.
Restoration-The act of restoring.
Idly-Not working or acting.
Magistrate-a civil officer charged with the administration of the law
Oprah's Questions
1. What do you see as the significance of the bright young boy, Arthur's son, who appears in Chapters 31 and 33?
Arthur Jarvis’ son was of great significance in chapters 31 & 33. He was a small white boy who helped the people of Ndotsheni by giving them milk. Stephen’s son killed his dad; still he visits Kumalo, and even tries to lean Zulu! He was a nice kid and helped James Jarvis see what happened in the valley. He was an important in the story.
2. What are our impressions of the Bishop, who appears in Chapter 34?
The Bishop who made his debut in chapter 34 was an interesting man. He had to trust God a lot to become a Bishop and was also a caring man as he was distressed for Jarvis as his son was recently killed. His idea to solve it wasn’t that good, he wanted Kumalo to leave for Jarvis’ sake. Luckily James Jarvis sent a letter to Kumalo and let him stay. The Bishop is very interesting in many ways and has left many impressions in the novel.
3. In what ways is James Jarvis like Stephen Kumalo, and in what ways is he unlike him?
James Jarvis and Stephan Kumalo are different people but have similarities between them. They both have lost their sons and live in the same place, they also are sad a lot and are forgiving of others. Kumalo is a priest and trusts God a lot more and Jarvis is a more selfless man. Those are some thoughts on those characters.
4. Attempt to offer your judgment of the judge's judgment in Chapter 28.
In chapter 28 the judge called Absalom guilty of 1st degree murder. The judgment of the judge was unfair, Absalom told the truth and didn't intend to kill anyone, he doesn't deserve to die. He deserves to be punished but not put to death, he isn't an animal who needs to be put down, he just made an mistake. Absalom didn't deserve the judges judgment.
5. How in your view do we react to Msimangu's decision, in Chapter 29, to retire into a community and "forswear forever the world and its possessions"?
Msimangu's choice to abandon the world and its possessions is an odd one. The world will be tough and it will be unfair, but you don't hide from it. His idea to run away from it all isn't going to help him at all, it will just make him feel worse. These are reasons that reflect Msimangu's decision to leave the world and its possessions wrong.
Arthur Jarvis’ son was of great significance in chapters 31 & 33. He was a small white boy who helped the people of Ndotsheni by giving them milk. Stephen’s son killed his dad; still he visits Kumalo, and even tries to lean Zulu! He was a nice kid and helped James Jarvis see what happened in the valley. He was an important in the story.
2. What are our impressions of the Bishop, who appears in Chapter 34?
The Bishop who made his debut in chapter 34 was an interesting man. He had to trust God a lot to become a Bishop and was also a caring man as he was distressed for Jarvis as his son was recently killed. His idea to solve it wasn’t that good, he wanted Kumalo to leave for Jarvis’ sake. Luckily James Jarvis sent a letter to Kumalo and let him stay. The Bishop is very interesting in many ways and has left many impressions in the novel.
3. In what ways is James Jarvis like Stephen Kumalo, and in what ways is he unlike him?
James Jarvis and Stephan Kumalo are different people but have similarities between them. They both have lost their sons and live in the same place, they also are sad a lot and are forgiving of others. Kumalo is a priest and trusts God a lot more and Jarvis is a more selfless man. Those are some thoughts on those characters.
4. Attempt to offer your judgment of the judge's judgment in Chapter 28.
In chapter 28 the judge called Absalom guilty of 1st degree murder. The judgment of the judge was unfair, Absalom told the truth and didn't intend to kill anyone, he doesn't deserve to die. He deserves to be punished but not put to death, he isn't an animal who needs to be put down, he just made an mistake. Absalom didn't deserve the judges judgment.
5. How in your view do we react to Msimangu's decision, in Chapter 29, to retire into a community and "forswear forever the world and its possessions"?
Msimangu's choice to abandon the world and its possessions is an odd one. The world will be tough and it will be unfair, but you don't hide from it. His idea to run away from it all isn't going to help him at all, it will just make him feel worse. These are reasons that reflect Msimangu's decision to leave the world and its possessions wrong.
Newsletter Article
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Character Webs
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What happened before Absolom Kumalo's turn at court
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