SILK SCARF

The Silk Scarf

SETTING
The Silk Scarf is a short story by Ahmed Essop; the story took place at the Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg 'South Africa'; at a shopping center where the shops are owed by Indian people. The plazza developed as a result of the apartheid government's Group Act, after being evicted from Page view. Indian shopkeepers were eventually allowed to set up their shops in the Plaza area.

MAIN CHARACTER

Mrs. Nebo

The main character is a medium height South African lady; Mrs. Nebo, with a heavy loins and a smooth skin. She is a friendly lady and a wife to Clive Nebo, who is a Foreign Affairs Minister in the new government. She is a beautiful lady dressed in designer clothing and expensive jewelry. Mrs. Nebo lives in Houghton and owns a Mercedes Benz as well as Escorts that are always with her.

Mr. Sakur

Is an Indian shopkeeper, who works in a boutique. He is very much dedicated in his rules which say “no credit, no cheque, and cash only. He is very stubborn and will not give in to anyone's idea on how to run his shop. However he treats all his costumers the same and does not care about their social standards.

PLOT SUMMARY
Mrs. Nebo and her friend Margaret entered the Plaza in Mercedes Benz that is driven by chauffeurs. After emerging from the car with the escorts they went to a few Indian shops doing some shopping because they where on a shopping expedition, after buying some shoes, jewelry and swimming costumes, Mrs. Nebo saw a lovely Indian dress in a window shop. They went in and after paying for the garment, she asked if they don't have a sill scarf to match the garment. They went from shop to shop looking for a scarf. She than came to a boutique where she found a silk scarf that matched her garment and decided to buy the scarf. Mine while just to realize that she was fifteen rand short, to bad for her, she wanted to give a cheque instead but the shopkeeper has rules, that he does not accept cheque only cash and he will not go beyond his rules for anyone no matter their social standards. His rules where set to everyone and no body could change his mind otherwise. Mrs. Nebo wanted the scarf so badly she will not leave the shop with out it. An argument broke out; later when a few shopkeepers realized who she is and did not want their shops to be destroyed again; they decided to buy the scarf and present it to Mrs. Nebo as a gift. She was very pleased with the gift but made a comment to the boutique owner that there is no place for people like him in the new Democratic South Africa.

THROUGH THE TUNNEL

SETTING

Through the Tunnel took place on a beach and on a summer holiday of Jerry (main character) and his mother on a country that is foreign to them.

PLOT SUMMARY

This story is about Jerry, a young English boy, and his mother were vacationing at a beach in a country that is foreign to them both and the beach location is not specified. Each tries to please the other and not to impose too many demands. Jerry’s mother, who is a widow, is "determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion," and Jerry, in turn, acts from an "unfailing impulse of contrition-a sort of chivalry." It was on the second morning that Jerry went to explore the bay that full of rock and it was a wild looking place. His mother let him go but with her worry because he is an only child, eleven years old and his mother has been keeping him to close with her. There he saw some boys were stripping of their clothes and they came running down naked to the rocks. He swam toward them but he kept his distance at a stone’s throw. Jerry then came closer to them, they greet each other but after the boys found that he was a foreigner they proceed to forget him. He was with them and they began to diving again and again from the high point to the well of blue sea between rough pointed rocks. In this time Jerry saw the one boy that diving and swam through the tunnel and come up on the other side. This challenge him and he wanted to try and did it like that boy. He came on the other morning and dived into the water to find the tunnel but he could not find it. As he watched the boys showing their ability in diving swam through the tunnel, he want to be part of this group so badly so that he can learn how to dive like them. He then ask his mother after he got home to buy the swimming goggles and he must have it immediately no other time. After his mother bought the goggles he grabbed it from her and running back to the bay, he dived into the water and finally he found the tunnel because he can see clear using the goggles. He then exercise and learn how to control his breathing by holding the heavy stone and stayed under water for a few minutes. This cause blood comes out from his nose because of the pressure but he never quite. After the hard exercise with blood that comes out, he finally succeed to swim through the tunnel.

THE MAIN CHARACTER

The protagonist in this story was Jerry, the young English boy who was eleven years old. He has a Principe of wanting to know something and experience it by himself. This Principe that make him success in his learning and prove that he can swim through the tunnel under the sea as the other boys did. Jerry is now approaching the very great transformation because he now learn to be strong and independent, not depend to his mother for everything. He knows that, if he depends on her mother then he cannot prove his gentleness as a man who is strong and brave. Jerry also is hard working person because he exercises so hard until he gets want he want. So, this story is all about a young man’s determination to prove to himself that he can do the impossible, which is to swim down where the older boys swim.

when creating my blog

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