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Friday, July 31, 2009

Looking For A Rain God: Analysis

Setting- BOTSWANA, AFRICA.

1. Rural Botswana

2. The wild bush - Unlimited vast area where certain parts are cleared.
- Ploughed and planted with crops.
- Cleared areas are called lands.
- Uncleared areas are known as bush.

3. Little rest camps - Stop-overs for people travelling to their lands
- Found where underground water is very near the surface.
- Shallow wells can be dug to quench thirst on journey.

4. The Village - Settlement where an ethnic group lives together.
- They work on lands nearby
- They return to the village to stay when there is a prolonged drought

5. The lands - Vast clearings in the bush.
- Within walking distance from the village.
- Plant crops like corn, pumpkin and watermelon seeds.

Characters : Mokgobja, Ramadi,Tiro and Nesta, Neo and Boseyong.

Themes : Power of superstitions
Harshness of life in the bush

Tone : Sympathetic and tense

Moral Values :

1. Children should be protected.
2. Superstition can lead us astray.
3. Murder is always wrong.

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2005
Terengganu Trial [Paper 1]

2007
Johor Trial [Paper 1] [Paper 2], Terengganu Trial [Paper 1] [Paper 2], Pahang Trial [Paper 1] [Paper 2] [Answers], Melaka Trial 2007 [Paper 1] [Paper 2], TIMES [Paper 1] [Paper 2] SPB [Paper 1] [Paper 2]

2008

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Terengganu TOV [Paper 1] [Paper 2] Terengganu Mid Year [Paper 1] [Paper 2]
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