‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing’
Edmund Burke – English Philosopher
Chapter 8 – The
Beginning of Bolo’s Reign of Terror
- Bolo terrorizes men women
and the authorities
- He makes an attempt to fit
back into society – he uses brute force
- Moves about with a sense
of emptiness – engaging in activities to try and fill the gap
- Targets Mitchell (pg.
106-107) – saw him as part of the problem why the community is not what he
expected (going back to the time of the Americans).
- Charleau (pg. 110-112) and
Cap (pg. 112-113) – Symbolic characters – they demonstrate what is needed
to bring Bolo down – somebody who is willing to stand up for what is right
regardless of the consequences.
- Tales of Bolo spread like
wild fire – Bolo becomes a Legend pg. 114-115.
- The echoing of the
collective responsibility for
Bolo’s action
ü
Eva admits that he is going crazy but that the
craziness had too much sense in it. pg.106
ü
Cap – asking if everybody isn’t responsible pg.
114
ü
Eva asks “What we do to make a man like Bolo
what he turn out to be” pg. 115
- It is ironic that Bolo is
still known and feared – moved from famous to infamous.
- Premonition – some
‘calamity’ had to happen to stop Bolo – Eva hints at this. Although the
reader is already aware of this from chapter 1 when Eva said it was the
last time they saw Bolo in church.
Chapter 9 The Calamity – Bolo’s Demise
- Eva fills the audience in
about her family and the lapse in time
ü
Joyce getting married – traditions upheld –
Clyde asks Bee’s permission
ü
Taffy basically abandons the family
ü
Ivan still not doing anything to help the church
– Bee could not conduct the wedding in his church – illegal.
- Bolo’s reasons for his
actions explained – His frustration with the passive and cowardice nature
of his people – their inability to fight for their community drove him
over the edge. Pg. 123 ‘The Yankees do as they please…’ and pg. 124 ‘ want
to be a man…’
- Bolo’s final attempt –
Kidnapping
- Bee demonstrates his
‘manness’ – ‘We have to kill him…’ pg.125 ironically this premeditation
puts him on the same level with Bolo – this is arguable.
- Bolo is shot by the
authorities – His death is symbolic – how he died as well as what he died
for.
- Pathetic Fallacy – nature
weeping at Bolo’s death and funeral – the heavy rain. Pg 133 &137.
- Ironic that his death
brought more sorrow than the havoc that he caused.
- Bolo’s final act was what
put the community of Bonasse in the public’s eye – ironic
- Ivan and Bolo are
presented as failed leaders.
- Bolo’s death may be seen
as a pyrrhic victory – the price or cost too heavy – he is dead but what
have they lost.
Chapter 10 Free at Last
- Social problems continue
to plague the community pg. 138-139
- Heavy use of suspense –
Reggie brought the news to his mother – Eva told Bee pg. 147-148
- Bolo’s spirit lives on pg.
142
- Pathetic Fallacy – nature
rejoices with the people in their victory – pg. 149
- The spirit of the church,
village is reincarnated into something else – there is hope for the
resurrection of the culture of the Bonasse people. Pg 152.
- Freedom to worship a
pyrrhic victory – took too long the spirit gone. Pg. 151 Victory came at
too great a cost.
- An anticlimactic ending.
No comments:
Post a Comment