Opposing Camps

Question 1

The Deep Riverby Bessie Head serves up a lot to explore and discuss about women and their place in history. When the camps were divided, it was evident that each camp’s stance on women was unquestionably different from each other. This was clearly portrayed when senior son, Sebembele is named the new ruler, yet he announces his father’s wife as his own. This ultimately divides a deep river into two opposing camps.

“The one camp said: ‘If he loves her, let him keep her. We all know Rankwana. She is a lovely person, deserving to be the wife of a chief’ ” (Puchner, 2012, p. 1102).

“The other camp said: / ‘He must be mad. A man who is influenced by a woman is no ruler. He is like one who listens to the advice of a child’ ” (Puchner, 2012, p. 1102).

Given the situation and the timing of the events, which of the two camps would you have allied with? Do you think Sebembele did the right thing of announcing his father’s wife as his own? Explain and support your position.

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Question 2

Samuel Beckett. Endgame

The idea of the Absurd has been the subject of many works of literature, but each author may have a different reaction to it. What lesson do you think Beckett is trying to teach us in Endgame with his depiction of the lives of Hamm and Clov? Do you think he intends for us to just give up in the face of an apparently pointless and meaningless universe? Or do you think he offers us a reason to hope? Why or why not? Be specific and refer to examples in your discussion.

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