A clash of cultures :: English Literature

A clash of culturesThe twain main stories which have a negative end argon The match fromRhodesia and The Gold Legged Frog. Both of these stories includethe aspect of a clash of culture which acts as a catalyst for thenegative endings.The necessitate from Rhodesia incorporates the aspect of two cultures fromdifferent parts of the world coming together. This base is anallegory and outlines the clash of cultures when white people comeinto black peoples land and exploit them. The story is about a offspring personishcouple who are on holiday and they have bought lots of souvenirs. Atthe platform the unripe women is attracted to a skilfully carved lion. The young adult female doesnt buy the lion since she judges that the priceis too high. When the organise starts to leave of absence the platform the oldblack man comes running after(prenominal) the train and sells the lion to theyoung man at half the original price. The young man tells her wifeabout his success and tries to pl ease her but the young women reactsdifferently she is furious at her economise.The young women is angry at her husband for humiliating the old manand making him run after the train, on top of that giving him lessthan half price for the lion. She go throughs that the price give does notreflect the creativity and time spent on carve the lion. Analternative interpretation of this situation could be that the youngwoman was rattling angry at her self. The heat of shame mounted through her legs and be and sounded inher ears like the sound of sand pouring. This quote could plastered that the woman was actually angry at her selffor not buy the lion at full price in the first place, after allher husband was only trying to please her and didnt think how he wasexploiting the poor black man. In this story symbolism is in any case a main aspect , and the lion, fallen on its side in the corner.The lion symbolises the exploitation of black men, emphasises howinferior black man are thought of and that at the end of the dayskilful work created by black men is just thrown aside. The writer presents the details of the surround and the blackpeople living in poverty through the young womans eyesOut of the window, on the other side, in that respect was nothing sand andbush a thorn tree.This strong mental imagery which we discover through the womans eyes meansthat we feel even more sympathetic towards the black and poor people