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chapter 4 - Coggle Diagram
chapter 4
sacred grove
- 'It was a secret, a men's secret." --> women do not take part in things men do
- "he felt important and very big." --> build-up to suspense, what could happen in the journey
- "through the labyrinth of brush thorns and creeping plants." --> Chege is intimately familiar with the land
- "once they disturbed an antelope from its hiding place. its leapt-leapt-leapt away."
--> [image] peaceful nature they are part of.
--> vivid
- "The forest was quiet. One could still catch the fading throb of the river." --> suggest river's constant presence (honia)
- "there, they found a beaten path which appeared to have been out of use for a long time." --> foreshadow big secrets hidden
- "A big Mugumo tree stood near the edge of the hill. It was a huge tree, thick and mysterious. Bush grew and bowed reverently around it. And there the ancient tree stood, towering over the hill, watching, as it were, the whole country. It looked holy and awesome, dominating Waiyaki's soul."
--> [personification] almost like the guardian of the tribe.
-->' domination' how W is affected by the ancient tree (spiritual encounter)
Waiyaki
- "He went out to look after cattle; organized raids, went out hunting." --> w have a lot of connection with the land
- "His eyes retained a strong and resolute look. some people said that there was something evil in their glitter." -->insight into how the people of the tribe potryed W
- "And as if his heart would stop beating so overcome was he by the immensity of the land. The ridges were all flat below his small feet," --> W smallest in contrast to the vast land (overwhelming)
W r/s w chege
- "Wayaki entered very quietly, because he was always uneasy in the presence of his father." --> suggest that W is not sure what to do with his father
- " except for that slight tremor in the voice, it was young and calm." --> Chege is no longer young and he wants W to take over the tribe
- "There was another silence. Waiyaki grew restless with curiosity." --> The silence made it worse for Waiyaki
chege
- "what other hidden things did his father hold in his aging body." --> adds to the mystery surrounding chege, even W could not look into chege
- "Nothing stirred" --> peaceful; calm
- "plash and slither." --> emphasise the calm, only hearing their own footsteps
- "it was then Waiyaki why his mother owned nothing." --> authority seems to recite with the men
- "the land slept on." --> no hostility adds to the peacefulness