Choose two of the following essay prompts. Respond to each in a paragraph. Write your answer in complete sentences. (50 pts )

Prompt I. In both "Marriage Is a Private Affair" and "A Meeting in the Dark," young men fret that their fathers will disapprove of their potential wives. Compare these two stories by looking at how the personalities of the young men and their fathers help to shape the eventual outcomes.

Prompt II. Examine how white people and black people regard each other in "No Witchcraft for Sale," "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off," and "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses." How do they help to both teach and support each other, and how do they fail? Think about what each group is trying to protect and when it withholds something from the other.

Prompt III. A theme that runs through the poems in this unit is that a sense of pride is important to a sense of self-worth. What do you think is the connection between this theme and Africa's history of colonial rule? Support your view with details from at least two of the selections you have read.

The questions seeks to know how the different young mens and their fathers' personalities affected the events of the 2 stories. The commonality between the 2 stories is that they both involve young men who are worried about their fathers' disapproval of their wives. The question asks how this happened even if the young men and their fathers have different personalities. Focus on how their personalities affected what happened in the 2 stories. A completely hypothetical example is because one of the young men was very unsociable, it was difficult for him to talk to his father about his wife which led to his fathers' non-acceptance of the wife.

PROMT 2:

In "A Meeting in the Dark", the young man in the story opted to kill the woman the claims that he loves for fear of being found out by his father. The woman was pregnant with is child. The young man was very selfish because he wanted to be held in high esteem in society. He prefer to commit murder than be seen as someone other than what image he presented to the community.

Explanation:

Sam1s Sam1s · Answer 2 · 2021-11-24T11:36:34+01:00

The two of the following essay prompts :

PROMPT 1:

"Marriage is an affair" is a happy ending because the father and son had a good relationship before the conflict.
On the other hand, "encounter in the dark" has a disappointing ending because the father and son do not get along well.
In this case, the constant conflict between them never allows them to approach, but allows them to live with each other with constant violence and negative behavior.

PROMT 2:

In "Meeting in the Dark," the young man in the story decides to kill his beloved woman for fear of being discovered by his father.
The woman was pregnant with her child. The young man was very selfish because he wanted to enjoy a high reputation in society.
He wants to commit murder rather than being seen as someone other than the image presented to the community.

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