Plot Summary (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Protagonist of Les Blancs
Protagonist of Les Blancs
Tshembe Matoseh
Setting of Les Blancs
Setting of Les Blancs
Remote Protestant mission hospital in African colony
Mission hospital definition
Mission hospital definition
Medical facility by Christian missionaries in colonised areas
What Abioseh represents
What Abioseh represents
Accommodation and assimilation to European power
Eric's position in the play
Eric's position in the play
Liminal - marginalised due to mixed heritage
Charlie Morris's role
Charlie Morris's role
White American journalist providing outsider's perspective
What 'The Woman' symbolises
What 'The Woman' symbolises
African cultural memory & demand for Tshembe to take stand
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Irregular military tactics by small groups vs larger force
Climax of Les Blancs
Climax of Les Blancs
Tshembe kills his brother Abioseh
Tshembe's central dramatic tension
Tshembe's central dramatic tension
Caught between two worlds (Europe and Africa)