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A passage to Africa group A, Government corruption - Coggle Diagram
A passage to Africa group A
structure
paragraphing
"Habiba had died."
The sentence "Habiba had died" can symbolize how fast her death was due to the length of the sentence, it can symbolize that her death was painless, but she died alone, hence the line, "lonely death"
"It was rotting; she was rotting."
The use of a short sentence creates the tension and builds up the reality and displays it as a fact which portrays a clear yet moving imagery in the reader's mind which strikes them as a shocking view which is what the writer is aiming for.
The use of a semicolon, forces the reader to take a moment and pause, it is slightly longer than a comma and yet shorter than a full stop and that can show the fraction of emotions until you absorb what he is saying, she is dying. The use of the transition from "it" to "she" is a very remarkable way of showing how she was seen as nothing, she was lying there like any other person was as if their life values nothing, and then the word "She" which provides a sense of connection between the woman that is rotting and the writer creating an overwhelming emotion and creates a powerful realization to the reader that this is actually a person suffering a long painful death.
language techniques
emotive language
quote: "No rage, no whimpering, just a passing away"
This makes the reader feel very empty and devastated. It also makes them think about how war and death was normal and inevitable at the time.
"on the hunt for the most striking pictures"
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hungry, lean, scared and betrayed faces
"
this makes the reader immediately feel pity for the famished people. word scared symbolize the fear people had back in the time. " betrayed faces" refers to the betrayal they were facing; civil war. "hungry, lean" this creates an image in the reader's mind of the anguished people making them feel helpless.
"girls lying on the dirt floor of their hut."
lying on the dirt. the writer callously conveys the message of the poverty in Africa at the time. telling us that there was no place to sit down or a bed to lay on. they were just hopelessly laying of the floor.
rhetorical question
quote
"How could it be?"
"How should I feel to be standing there so strong and confident?"
The usage of rhetorical question in this sentence is very effective due to the fact that it makes the reader feel a certain emotion such as guilt and pity, it helps them imagine what they would do if they were in the journalists shoes from his perspective and the contrast between him and the starving children.
"What was it about that smile?"
this rhetorical question builds tension in the reader as its him talking about almost his feelings and how it was just a smile yet it meant a lot more then just that
audience purpose and genre
"How should I feel to be standing there so strong and confident?"
This quote shows the contrast between the journalist and his opportunities and privileges to the suffering people of Gufgaduud. This appeals to the audience since they can relate to the journalist and put themselves in his shoe, question their position and how they would react. This also teaches the audience to be grateful.
context
Civil war
"like a ghost village.’"
This quote symbolizes how many deaths had happened in the village. It also symbolizes how even the people alive and living in the village were barely surviving.
Famine
Quote;"in search of wild, edible
roots"
"‘Its just that he was embarrassed to
be found in this condition," and "It was the feeble smile that goes with apology,"
In this quote we find out how the people suffering through the war felt about the war in general and the photographers. The word "feeble" is used when someone is physically very weak but it can also be used to reflect someone's mental state
Government corruption
