The Waste Land by Alan Paton

The Waste Land by Alan Paton -How was it that the man knew at once that he was in danger?‘For by the lights of it he saw the figures of the young men waiting under the tree’.type of imagery meaning it went…like an island of safety in a sea of perils similethe bus is the island, the safe place the man is surrounded by the young men, the perils (e.g.island surrounded by sharks) he could have been saved by the bus for the young men -Which passage shows best how dangerous the situation was?‘His wages…the unknown word’. The young men didn’t care about his wife having no men anymore, the only thing they want, is his money.-Show from the text that the man could not expect any help.Behind him was the inaccessible convent (nonnenklooster) and before him was the wasteland. The bus had left as well. He is truly alone.detailssymbolic meaning the conventhigh wall, barred door that would not open before a man was dead the convent should have been a symbol for hospitality and civilization, but here even the Church will not help the waste land full of wire, iron and bodies of old cars chaos, anarchy, desolation -What does ‘he was filled with the injustice of life’ mean?He thought he had not deserved this.-What does ‘people arise’ mean?People revolt and find back your dignity.-What does ‘the world is dead’ mean?If things like this (murdering) happen, there is no hope left. With the killing of his son, there is no better future for him.-What does ‘then he arose himself’ mean?He got up.-Why didn’t the man want to touch the body of the young man?He felt horrified by the killing of his own son (who came to rob him).-What is the theme of this story?The desperate situation of black people in Africa.-Feeling that this story arouses in me?Strange, weird, I didn’t foresee that it was his own son and that made me even more feel uncomfortable and confused.The Landlady by Roald Dahl 1 / 2

-Billy Weaver his jobbusinessman (young clerk) he is working towards the goal of working as a successful businessman his clothesnew navy-blue overcoat, new brown trilby hat and a new brown suit his walkbriskly -This description is not typical for a seventeen-year-old. Why did Willy want to appear older?He wanted to look like a real businessman (the big shots up at Head Office) and wanted to become very successful.-The boarding house attractionsdisadvantages wonderful pussy-willows bright fire pretty little dachshund pleasant furniture parrot comfortable piano big sofa plump armchairs watery cabbage rapacious landladies smell of kippers in the living-room -The Bell and Dragon attractionsdisadvantages more congenial attracts broader public beer darts lots of people to talk to cheaper less comfortable -Strange or even magic things happening in the story landlady smelled weird names in guestbook are somehow connected entries in guestbook are very old Billy recognizes names of former guests there will be laws broken later on there were stuffed animals everywhere the notice ‘Bed and Breakfast’ on the window forces Billy to stop strong desire to follow the landlady into the house there haven’t been much former guests

day and night: everything’s ready for someone to come

the way the landlady looks at Billy Billy has one floor all for himselves -What does Billy think when he sees the names of Christopher Mulholland and Gregory W. Temple in the guest-book?They rang a bell. He had heard those names before. They sounded familiar.-In what other way do these names strike him?They appear to be some sort of connected together.

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