Chapters 5 - 6

I was the discussion leader for this section so i actually paid more attention to it as i was reading an tried to take in a little more details. This helped me understand the book a bit more, and get more meaning out of what i was reading.

These chapters really bring out more conflict on the issue of women roles vs male rolls. The killing of the ram by Ramatoulaye stood for something a little more than just killing of an animal. I also found it funny in a way that the first part of her name is "Ram." But, i believe this  can be seen as a metaphoric representation of how females in the book essentially destroy the male oppression that they've worked under for so long. Although the  other women gain their power in much less violent ways than Ramatoulaye does, the killing of the ram is still in my opinion foreshadows of the socio-economic power gained by her and the other women.


The love triangle between between Beaugosse and N'Deye Touti and  Bakayoko also starts to hint at tensions between traditional and newer, freer ways of thinking.

Chapters 3 - 4

I still cant say that I'm really into the book yet, but that being said it has become more interesting as the story goes on, although it is still confusing and remembering who is who becomes so difficult when everyone name is so close. Sometimes I even read over a name and don't even realize it's a name, I just figure its a word I don't know. That being said the story is getting more interesting in a way with all the new conflicts, not just the main conflict of the colonization of the African people. People are starving and not getting enough water due to the French trying to break the strike, and union workers are starting to consider going back to work. This creates commotion between the African people. But not only this, another conflict within the people is what roles are okay for everyone to take. Are Women aloud to be the main providers for their families while the men are on strike.. You have to eat right?

Still hope i get hooked sooner or later.

Chapters 1 - 2

Once again I find myself late to starting another book that I don't think I'm truly going to enjoy reading. After reading chapters 1-2 I cant say that my original predictions of the book are very far from the truth. So far what I'm seeing in this book is the typical book that we have been reading all the way from elementary school up, a story about a group of people who are being oppressed coming together to overcome many of their struggles.  All though the classic method of skimming mixed with spark notes usually does the job when it comes to the lack of interest in the books I am assigned for English class usually does the trick, I actually am trying to read this one all the way through. Back to actually commenting on chapters one through two i thought it was interesting that right away there is a child who dies. I think this might just be the authors way of starting the book out with something sad so when more bad things happen to the African people it doesn't come as much of a surprise, a way of foreshadowing almost. I hope this book keeps my attention, and i can catch up in my reading.