These past two chapters the untidiness of the Senegalese was astounding to me. In the beginning of the chapter, ‘DAKAR: The Meeting,’ the description of the Senegalese truly proves the hardships of the people.
“Their bodies grew weaker and the lines in their faces were etched more deeply; but for many of them the ordeal they were passing though was taking on an even greater significance than the rites of initiation to manhood that they had undergone in their youth.”
I liked this passage because this expresses the importance of the strike to the Senegalese. This observation gets even more supported by the banners that the women were carrying;
“EVEN BULLETS COULD NOT STOPS US”
This particular banner proves the determination of the Senegalese. As seen the God’s Bits of Wood, the bullets have yet to stop them.
This strike has even more united the Senegalese by creating a strong society. Normally, when terror is present people unite by help thy neighbor. In God’s Bits of Wood Grandmother Fatou Wade told Bakayoko that she would be his mother because his died.
“From today on, then, I will be your mother”.
These are just some of the places where I noticed the coalition of the Senegalese.
If you care to read another post from these two chapters I made another one because I wanted to talk about his quote that made me think.
To me, it seems like there has been a progression in how united the people are. At the beginning, they weren't really united, some of them opposed the strike, ect. But now, they seem to be coming together for the common cause of the railroad strike. And now it's the general strike, so everyone has really joined together.
ReplyDeleteI also thought it was significant that the women walked ahead of the men, carrying the sign, "EVEN BULLETS COULD NOT STOP US". I thought this detail further signified the changing role of women in the novel.
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