Wednesday

Journal Entry 5

Pages 142-170

5 Comments
  • Fikile is so upset with her stay in Giyani due to the fact that she is unable to eat meat.
  • Tikhomba are adolesent girls who've undergone initiation into the mysteries of womanhood, in preparation for marriage.
  • Miriam and Fikile say they will never step foot in Giyani because their stay was so unplesant due to the food and their experiences there.
  • " you should stop robbing cradles" is what mama says to uncle freddie for continuing to marry these young women when they should be in school.
  • A man can acquire a wife so easily.

4 Questions

  • Even at 13 your supposed your supposed to have kids when your married?
  • if Christmas is the Day in which you celebrate the rebirth of christ why isnt it special if your a religious person such as Mamahulu?
  • How old does a girl need to be in order to go throught with Tikhomba?
  • what is utulating?

3 Vocabulary Words

  • Destitute (pg. 151)-lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
  • Subtly (pg.152)- So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe
  • Singe (Pg. 156)-to burn superficially or slightly

2 Literary Techniques

  • Simile (Pg 155)- " Burns like hell"
  • Metaphor (Pg. 159) " she is the apple of my mind"

1 Summary Sentence

  • Leaving off from this section, Miriam gets a chance to make up for her " insecurities" that get her picked on by people. The physical changes that she goes through is getting her hair strengthened from nappy.

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