The Lion And The Jewel Morning Flashcards
Give three quotes that demonstrate the setting of the play
‘A clearing on the edge of the market’
‘Dominated by an immense ‘Odan’ tree’
‘It is the village centre’
What is the ‘Odan’ tree?
Huge tree to represent African tribe and culture at the heart of the play. Symbol of traditional authority and African culture
Give three quotes to show Sidi’s appearance
‘A true village belle’
‘A slim girl with plaited hair’
‘Around her is wrapped the familiar broad cloth which is folded just above her breasts, leaving her shoulders bare’
Give two quotes to show what Sidi is doing?
‘Carrying a small pail of water on her head’
‘Balances a pail on her head with accustomed ease’
What do some of Lakunle’s pupils do when they see Sidi?
‘Make a buzzing noise at Sidi, repeatedly clapping their hands across the mouth’
What is the ‘buzzing’ noise in the African culture?
A cat call
What does Lakunle do to the pupils that cat call Sidi?
‘Admonitory whacks on the head’
Give three quotes to show Lakunle’s appearance?
‘Old-style English suit, threadbare but not ragged, clean but not ironed and obviously a size or two too small’
‘His tie is done in a very small knot, disappearing beneath a shiny black waistcoat’
‘23 inch bottom trousers and blanco-white tennis shoes’
What does a Lakunle and his appearance represent?
The Western culture but the sense he is constrained. Not effective in spreading ways when he isn’t effectively dressed
What does it mean if Lakunle’s waistcoat is shiny?
Over-used
Give examples of nature vs modernisation in the beginning
‘Odan’ tree and natural clearing against the building of a school and learning times tables
Sidi’s traditional outfit against Lakunle’s western suit
Carrying a pail vs teaching
What does Lakunle say when he sees Sidi carrying a pail?
‘Let me take it’ imperatives and odd considering this is her culture
How is Lakunle violent?
‘Seizes the pail’
Which quote shows how Sidi is fiesty and eliminates gender stereotypes that you would expect girls to be submissive?
‘There wet for your pains. Have you no shame?’
Which quote shows thar Lakunle is using stories to educate as was typical in the African culture?
‘That is what the stewpot said to the fire’
What does Lakunle tell Sidi to stop doing?
‘I told you to stop carrying loads on your head’
What simile does Lakunle use to show Sidi’s stubbornness?
‘You are as stubborn as an illiterate goat’ Links to their culture but makes no sense
How does Lakunle insult his pupils?
‘Do you want to look squashed like my pupil’s drawings?’
How does Lakunle try and change Sidi’s ways?
‘Sidi it is so unwomanly, only spiders carry loads the way you do’
How does Lakunle state his disbelief and agitation at Sidi’s outfit?
‘And look at that! Look, look at that!’
How is there comedy when Lakunle comments on Sidi’s outfit?
He struggles to get his words out. ‘A grown-up girl must cover up her… shoulders’
How does Sidi show she has made minor Western changes?
‘I’ve done the fold so high and so tight I can hardly breathe’
How does Lakunle exaggerate about Sidi’s outfit?
‘You must run about naked in the streets’
How does Sidi declare they actually mock Lakunle?
‘Is it Sidi who makes men choke in their cups or you with your big loud words and no meaning?’
What does Lakunle mean by ‘for that, what is a jewel to pigs?’
Contrast of her against rest of the village. She stands out and has a reputation and the rest of the village is not bothered
How does Lakunle show his supercilious nature towards the African culture?
‘And your race of savages’
How is Sidi aggressive to Lakunle or links to her culture?
‘Oh you make me want to pulp your brain’
How does Lakunle stereotype women?
‘For as a woman, you have a smaller brain than mine’
How does Sidi describe Lakunle’s stereotypic thoughts?
‘Thoughts of manly conceit’
How does Lakunle react when Sidi is angry?
‘Retreats a little, but puts her aside with a very lofty gesture’
What is Sidi’s views on women?
Hard working. Endure a lot. ‘Is it a weaker breed who pounds the yam or bends all day to plant the millet with a child strapped to her back?’
How does Lakunle think the Western ways will come to Africa?
‘You will have machines which will do your pounding, which will grind your pepper’
How do we know Lakunle wants to change this village?
‘For now, it is this village I shall turn inside out’
How does Lakunle describe Baroka?
‘Crafty rogue’
‘Past master of self- indulgence’
What does Sidi ask about Lakunle’s future thoughts?
‘Do you buy them or merely go mad and dream of them?’
What does Sidi question about Lakunle’s sense of shame?
‘Have you lost shame completely that jeers pass you over?’
What does Lakunle ask Sidi to do?
‘Swear to marry me’
How does Lakunle respond to Sidi’s anger about her being the weaker sex?
‘I didn’t mean you in particular’
‘The scientists have proved it. It’s in my books. Women have a smaller brain than men that’s why they are called the weaker sex’ does the opposite of what he should
What does Lakunle think of shame?
‘Shame belongs only to the ignorant’
What does Lakunle think his love can do for Sidi?
‘Open your mind like a chaste leaf in the morning, when the sun first touches it’
What has Sidi done to Lakunle’s ‘love’?
‘You and the dead of this village trampled it with feet of ignorance’
When Sidi says his love is nonsense how does Lakunle react?
‘Nonsense? Nonsense? Do you hear? Does anybody listen? Can the stones bear to listen to this?’
What does Sidi say snails do when they are unhappy?
‘If a snail finds splinters in his shell, he changes house’
