The short story of Richard Rive explains a problematic relationship in a neighbourhood called district six. It also describes the different backgrounds of each culture, example the Jew, the Muslim, the coloureds and Afrikaans.
In the beginning of the story when the main character is introduced she calls the shop owner baas as stated in the story, “Please, baas!” (Rive, 1986, p.88). The text speaks on and says “Solly didn’t mind. But this caught him unaware. Please, baas. This felt good.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). I believe she does this in order to get her way so that she doesn’t have to stand in the rain by making the shop owner feel superior to her, this is supported by the quote “He’s imagination adjusted a black bow-tie to an evening suit. Please, …show more content…
You coloured people never shut blarry doors.” and towards the end Siena doesn’t close the door behind her only after Solly has directed her to “She struggled with the door and then stood dripping in a pool of wet sawdust.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). Her rural background influences her behaviour in a more respectful manner, as one could see she addressed Solly, a man of much higher status as ‘baas’. She is not addressed to much aggressiveness in her background which is why she does not snap at Solly when he yells at her a few times. i believe that her rural background information influences her behaviour positively.
Rive contrasts the two areas in completely different ways, he explains how the sun shines in Teslaarsdal “the stuffy wheat district of Malmesbury to the lazy sun and laughter of Teslaarsdal.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). When he explains District six it is the opposite, he wrote about the honking and wheezing of the train, spluttering busses and heavy noises from the Grand Fish And Chips Palace. He does this contrast in order for us to see the big difference in the two areas and how different cultures can come about and different beliefs. It signifies …show more content…
Another example would be the new BBBEE Act that has been put into place. With this Act that has been put into place, businesses and small shops etc. has a fair amount of historically disadvantaged people. They need to balance out the amount of these people that were affected by apartheid in South Africa and it needs to be emphasized more. This Act needs more improvement and needs to be taken more seriously because people’s lives have been disrespected and stopped by something that they could not control (Apartheid). More practices needs to be put into place like for example hiring and training more blacks, coloreds and Indians etc. in each school and
In the beginning of the story when the main character is introduced she calls the shop owner baas as stated in the story, “Please, baas!” (Rive, 1986, p.88). The text speaks on and says “Solly didn’t mind. But this caught him unaware. Please, baas. This felt good.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). I believe she does this in order to get her way so that she doesn’t have to stand in the rain by making the shop owner feel superior to her, this is supported by the quote “He’s imagination adjusted a black bow-tie to an evening suit. Please, …show more content…
You coloured people never shut blarry doors.” and towards the end Siena doesn’t close the door behind her only after Solly has directed her to “She struggled with the door and then stood dripping in a pool of wet sawdust.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). Her rural background influences her behaviour in a more respectful manner, as one could see she addressed Solly, a man of much higher status as ‘baas’. She is not addressed to much aggressiveness in her background which is why she does not snap at Solly when he yells at her a few times. i believe that her rural background information influences her behaviour positively.
Rive contrasts the two areas in completely different ways, he explains how the sun shines in Teslaarsdal “the stuffy wheat district of Malmesbury to the lazy sun and laughter of Teslaarsdal.” (Rive, 1986, p.88). When he explains District six it is the opposite, he wrote about the honking and wheezing of the train, spluttering busses and heavy noises from the Grand Fish And Chips Palace. He does this contrast in order for us to see the big difference in the two areas and how different cultures can come about and different beliefs. It signifies …show more content…
Another example would be the new BBBEE Act that has been put into place. With this Act that has been put into place, businesses and small shops etc. has a fair amount of historically disadvantaged people. They need to balance out the amount of these people that were affected by apartheid in South Africa and it needs to be emphasized more. This Act needs more improvement and needs to be taken more seriously because people’s lives have been disrespected and stopped by something that they could not control (Apartheid). More practices needs to be put into place like for example hiring and training more blacks, coloreds and Indians etc. in each school and