ENG 1120 Lecture 4: ENG 1120 L4
3 Jun 2018
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February 5th, 2018
Vocabulary
Extol (verb)
From Latin: extollere, ex- ‘out, upward’ + tollere ‘raise’
Meaning: to speak well of, to praise highly, to glorify
Fabricate (verb)
From Latin: fabricare, to produce or manufacture
Meaning: to invent to concoct something, typically with intent to deceive
Gratuitous (adjective)
From Latin: gratuitus, given freely, spontaneous
Meaning: uncalled for, lacking good reason, unwarranted
Margaret Laurence “Godman’s Master”
Focuses on the then-colony of Gold Coast, a British protectorate that achieved its independence
Exposition: Moses, having hit a goat on the road while driving home, is taken to hear the village
oracle decide how he should make recompense. He discovers that the oracle is a dwarf kept in a
box, who begs for rescue
Oracle: a priest or priestess who acts as a medium for advice or prophecy from the gods
Question of perspective: P. 102: “He says he is not a rich man […] Look at his clothes.”
Rising Action: After taking Godman to the coastal city where he lives, Moses discovers that
Godman expects to live with him, and the question becomes: what, if anything, does Moses owe
Godman?
Godman’s confinement has not only been physical. P:108 “Now that I am with you it seems –
oh, it is hard for me to know […]when you are in a box, you are not sure what you think
Climax: Moses realizes that his relationship with Godman is intolerable. He tells Godman that he
must go. “A man has to work and be paid for it” (113).
P.114: “Had Godman only moved from the simple bondage of the amber-eyed Faru to another
bondage?”
Falling Action: Moses learns a year later that Godman is working in a traveling circus as an
oracle. He goes to see him
Denouement: Moses learns about Godman’s new life; “you have done well”
Theme: freedom and the difficulties of being free
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Document Summary
From latin: extollere, ex- out, upward" + tollere raise". Meaning: to speak well of, to praise highly, to glorify. Meaning: to invent to concoct something, typically with intent to deceive. Focuses on the then-colony of gold coast, a british protectorate that achieved its independence. Exposition: moses, having hit a goat on the road while driving home, is taken to hear the village oracle decide how he should make recompense. He discovers that the oracle is a dwarf kept in a box, who begs for rescue. Oracle: a priest or priestess who acts as a medium for advice or prophecy from the gods. Question of perspective: p. 102: he says he is not a rich man [ ] look at his clothes. Rising action: after taking godman to the coastal city where he lives, moses discovers that. Godman expects to live with him, and the question becomes: what, if anything, does moses owe.
