A Bag of Sweets by Agnes Sam (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Narrator & protagonist of the story
Narrator & protagonist of the story
Kaltoum
Central conflict dividing the family
Central conflict dividing the family
Khadija married a Christian man
Main symbol in the story
Main symbol in the story
The bag of sweets
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
First-person narration
Khadija's relationship to Kaltoum
Khadija's relationship to Kaltoum
Kaltoum's sister
What the shop represents
What the shop represents
Neutral ground for the sisters to meet
Climactic moment of the story
Climactic moment of the story
Kaltoum gives Khadija the bag of sweets
Story's resolution
Story's resolution
Khadija stops visiting the shop
Kaltoum's internal conflict
Kaltoum's internal conflict
Between love for sister & family expectations
Irony in the bag of sweets
Irony in the bag of sweets
Meant to discourage but represents hope