Brother Man Homework

1. Some narrative techniques in the novel Brother Man are as follow:

• Foreshadowing-The hostility between Brother Man and Brother Ambo within the early scenes of the book gives you an idea that somewhere to the end of the novel conflict will arise with both of them. Also Papacita and Girlie's unwholesome relationship shows foreshadows of a horrible ending for the couple.

• Theme- Due to the fact that Roger Mais takes the time to entail everyone to convey their analysis, there are more than a few themes displayed in the book. Hence, when the chapter amends a new character is launched this is a principal factor to the variety of themes.

• Point of View- Roger Mais frequently writes from an omniscient point of view so as to convey every character involved in the book's thoughts and feelings in the first person.He constantly alters the persona in each chapter thus, giving different point of views and views of the events of the story. Hence he deliberately uses this narrative technique.

• Setting- Roger Mais tries to imply many different setting by changing every scene . one setting my be showing Girlie and Papacita's home and the other may be showing a scene down orange lane.

   2.   Roger Mais develops the characterization by skillfully illustrating the different personalities of the different characters by using the point of view narrative technique and this give everyone an impending on the different events or situations and therefore giving every character the opportunity to have their individual characteristics depicted. Also, he includes a section of the novel called 'Chorus of the People in the lane' this gives the reader an inside view into the life of the community of Kingston, Jamaica.

  3. The setting of Brother Man takes place in the slums of Orange Lane, Kingston, Jamaica in the 50's as it would seem.

  4.Some of the themes used in the novel brother Man are as follows:

• Religion
• Death
• Love
• Sorrow 
• Greed 
• Envy

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