WRI203H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Faryal, Simile
7 Nov 2015
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The story bill is about a child"s struggle in the face of prejudice. Bill, attend a catholic school in guyana where they cope with the headmaster"s discrimination against black students. The writer unfolds the story with the description of the setting and conveys her distaste for the story"s antagonist, the headmaster, mr. ram. She explains her brother bill and the sort of relationship they have. She looks over him and the two support one another. The writer takes us back to the setting where mr. ram is in the process of delivering a beating on bill. She vividly describes the scene through bill"s fearful expressions, his bloodshot eyes fill with unshed tears" and mr. ram"s furious face, his nostrils flare and oily sweat drips down his forehead". She elaborates mr. ram"s displeasure towards black students by insinuating that he frequently beats them and manages to pacify their parents.
