Samba Ambiguous Adventure Analysis

Ambiguous Adventure is about Samba Diallo growing up in two different cultures which he had to adjust the way he interacts with the people around him. For example, Samba Diallo's disciples were making fun of him because the teacher loved him more than the other students. Samba was humble about it and respectfully asked his peers to keep those comments to themselves. However, Samba threatened one of his disciples to leave the group if he continues to bully him. In contrast, when Samba went to the Paris school, he accepted that his peers will make fun of him because he was from Diallobe. It seems that tradition versus modernity played into Samba Diallo's behavior. Ambiguous Adventure means an individual going through places that he/she may have …show more content…
He missed his teacher even though he was punished. He saw a different kind of love from his teacher that his family doesn't understand. Samba felt the power when his teacher punished him because he knew that his teacher wanted him to be the best student which is enough for his teacher to leave a legacy to the people of Diallobe. Samba was worried about his teacher dying because he will become a memory. Before he left for Paris, he visited his teacher and his teacher was proud of him because he knew Samba will follow his fate to greatness. Then, Samba left a chest full of beautiful clothing for his disciples to wear even though they treated him poorly. Samba is faced with new cultural expectations, but he never forgot about the word of God. The four quotes that spoke to me are, "In the forty years that he had devoted himself to the task… the teacher had never encountered anyone who, as much as this child, and in all facets of his character, waited on God with such a spirit" (pg. 5). The teacher never met a boy that is attracted to the teachings of God. It seems that he knew that Samba had a religious commitment that he didn't see to his other