The Wind and a Boy by Bessie Head (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Author of 'The Wind and a Boy'
Author of 'The Wind and a Boy'
Bessie Head
Type of narrator in the story
Type of narrator in the story
Third-person unnamed narrator
Sejosenye's unusual skill for a woman
Sejosenye's unusual skill for a woman
Can plough the land
What the bicycle symbolises for Friedman
What the bicycle symbolises for Friedman
Both freedom and danger
Who kills Friedman
Who kills Friedman
A civil servant/government worker
Key fact about the driver who killed Friedman
Key fact about the driver who killed Friedman
He was unlicensed
Gender roles: boys vs girls in village
Gender roles: boys vs girls in village
Boys have freedom; girls limited to household duties
What the civil servant symbolises
What the civil servant symbolises
Indifference of modern institutions to rural people
Central tension explored in story
Central tension explored in story
Traditional village life vs rapid modernisation
Friedman's key character trait
Friedman's key character trait
Deep loyalty to his grandmother