- He is a doctor.
- He is in Africa most of the story
- He is single
- Had a dream, he wants to make a difference
- Scared of carcheroaches, does not like blood, a bit vimpy.
The protagonist of the story is a dynamic character that develops throughout the story “I barely recognize the man I was then.” (page one line 13). He is a doctor in Africa; his dream is to make a difference in the world. He finds Africa as the perfect trouble spot for diseases, and therefore the perfect destination to make a change. The protagonist has a certain nativity, he thinks romantically about his dream. The protagonist believes that him, coming to Africa will save people, and it will, but he wants to save more people than possible. He does not have the medical resources to make the difference he wishes for. He is a complex person, we get a lot of information about him; he likes to draw, he has dreams and so forth. He is filled with pain due to the fact that he believes that it is his fault that Celia, who is his former young housekeeper, died due to the fact that he could not save her “I could have saved her with an injection of penicillin” (page 4 line123).
He changes from having big unrealistic dreams, to having a realistic vision. He learns twice in his life, that it is the small things that change the everyday life; “Beginnings start with insignificant gestures” (page one line 24). Celia and the African nurse fin the end of the story, teaches him that it is the small insignificant gestures that makes a difference.
The protagonist gets revealed through his own thoughts. The protagonist is the narrator of the story, which makes him a first person narrative “When I returned from Africa I retrained as a psychiatrist.” (page 1 line 1). The protagonist is also revealed through dialogue “”Zikomo kwambiri” I hazareded. “Don’t mention it, doctor.” She replied. “And when did you learn Chichewa?”” (page 5 line 1-2).
The protagonist has himself as an antagonist. He is too hard on himself; he blames himself for the death of Celia. It is discussable if the main character killed Celia or not. He was filled with horror when he saw Celia, and the rumors that the nurses spread about Celia getting beaten by her boyfriend “The nurses were shocked. They had heard the story from the village women. “Her mother found her like this, behind their hut. Her boyfriend beat her.””, made him loose his rationality. The protagonist blaming himself for the death of Celia creates a conflict within the character he feels bad about himself and cannot go on with his life.
Characterization of the narrator
- He is a doctor.
- He is in Africa most of the story
- He is single
- Had a dream, he wants to make a difference
- Scared of carcheroaches, does not like blood, a bit vimpy.
The protagonist of the story is a dynamic character that develops throughout the story “I barely recognize the man I was then.” (page one line 13). He is a doctor in Africa; his dream is to make a difference in the world. He finds Africa as the perfect trouble spot for diseases, and therefore the perfect destination to make a change. The protagonist has a certain nativity, he thinks romantically about his dream. The protagonist believes that him, coming to Africa will save people, and it will, but he wants to save more people than possible. He does not have the medical resources to make the difference he wishes for. He is a complex person, we get a lot of information about him; he likes to draw, he has dreams and so forth. He is filled with pain due to the fact that he believes that it is his fault that Celia, who is his former young housekeeper, died due to the fact that he could not save her “I could have saved her with an injection of penicillin” (page 4 line123).
He changes from having big unrealistic dreams, to having a realistic vision. He learns twice in his life, that it is the small things that change the everyday life; “Beginnings start with insignificant gestures” (page one line 24). Celia and the African nurse fin the end of the story, teaches him that it is the small insignificant gestures that makes a difference.
The protagonist gets revealed through his own thoughts. The protagonist is the narrator of the story, which makes him a first person narrative “When I returned from Africa I retrained as a psychiatrist.” (page 1 line 1). The protagonist is also revealed through dialogue “”Zikomo kwambiri” I hazareded. “Don’t mention it, doctor.” She replied. “And when did you learn Chichewa?”” (page 5 line 1-2).
The protagonist has himself as an antagonist. He is too hard on himself; he blames himself for the death of Celia. It is discussable if the main character killed Celia or not. He was filled with horror when he saw Celia, and the rumors that the nurses spread about Celia getting beaten by her boyfriend “The nurses were shocked. They had heard the story from the village women. “Her mother found her like this, behind their hut. Her boyfriend beat her.””, made him loose his rationality. The protagonist blaming himself for the death of Celia creates a conflict within the character he feels bad about himself and cannot go on with his life.
By Julie L. og Anna 2.y