Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Muraro’s Beautiful Daughters is African story about a Kings journey to find his queen. Western cultures captured this by either from royal family blood lines or a heroic journey that had them conquering a nation. This traditional African story has none of that. It established that a king and queen can be made of many different aspects.
These different aspects cover the different situations one can find themselves in. Personal characteristics that one must embody to capture the respect of another. The necessary survival skill sets that must exist in order for family survival. And personal charity and compassion one should hold for each other. How they present each characteristic into an established society shares …show more content…
Mufaro’s daughters were one of the fairest in the lands and presented the basic qualities required to be a queen. Mufaro raised his daughters was the expected norm of this story’s time. He accomplished this by passing down the traditional roles skill sets, teaching them to be kind and considerate of others, and respect each other. These concepts are captured throughout the story in the different scenario’s each character faces on the journey to become the kings wife.
Manyara was the eldest daughter and presents the qualities of vanity, self-interest, and malicious sibling rivalry. Their father knew of the rivalry between them and how cruel Manyara could be to Nyasha (Steptoe, 2008). These qualities are presented in her desire to control her environment and the outcome. She presents this quality in her relationship with her sister Nyasha. Manyara believes that her inherent right to have the best because she is the oldest and set in having the …show more content…
Where her sister offered nothing Nyasha would offer food. Showing her compassion and charity for others without regards for her future situation. When her father and her were lost their way and came upon the old lady. The old, wise, lady offered directions and Nyasha offered payment for the directions given. Exhibiting the understanding that you must pay for services. And when she came upon her friend Nyoka, the garden snake, she showed love as she treated him with kindness and concern.
Each facing the same obstacles, handled them differently. Nyasha with compassion and Manyara with selfishness. Both faced the same snake and found themselves standing before the little boy, the old lady, and the king. Showing that no matter where you stand in the line you are just as important as the little creature and the wise lady who make up the community. As such Nyasha became the queen and Manyara became her servant.
Muraro’s Beautiful Daughters is African story about a Kings journey to find his queen. Western cultures captured this by either from royal family blood lines or a heroic journey that had them conquering a nation. This traditional African story has none of that. It established that a king and queen can be made of many different aspects.
These different aspects cover the different situations one can find themselves in. Personal characteristics that one must embody to capture the respect of another. The necessary survival skill sets that must exist in order for family survival. And personal charity and compassion one should hold for each other. How they present each characteristic into an established society shares …show more content…
Mufaro’s daughters were one of the fairest in the lands and presented the basic qualities required to be a queen. Mufaro raised his daughters was the expected norm of this story’s time. He accomplished this by passing down the traditional roles skill sets, teaching them to be kind and considerate of others, and respect each other. These concepts are captured throughout the story in the different scenario’s each character faces on the journey to become the kings wife.
Manyara was the eldest daughter and presents the qualities of vanity, self-interest, and malicious sibling rivalry. Their father knew of the rivalry between them and how cruel Manyara could be to Nyasha (Steptoe, 2008). These qualities are presented in her desire to control her environment and the outcome. She presents this quality in her relationship with her sister Nyasha. Manyara believes that her inherent right to have the best because she is the oldest and set in having the …show more content…
Where her sister offered nothing Nyasha would offer food. Showing her compassion and charity for others without regards for her future situation. When her father and her were lost their way and came upon the old lady. The old, wise, lady offered directions and Nyasha offered payment for the directions given. Exhibiting the understanding that you must pay for services. And when she came upon her friend Nyoka, the garden snake, she showed love as she treated him with kindness and concern.
Each facing the same obstacles, handled them differently. Nyasha with compassion and Manyara with selfishness. Both faced the same snake and found themselves standing before the little boy, the old lady, and the king. Showing that no matter where you stand in the line you are just as important as the little creature and the wise lady who make up the community. As such Nyasha became the queen and Manyara became her servant.