In the begining of the novel I was a little bit shocked about Tambu's first words, " I was not sorry that my brother died." That is a little bit harsh don't you think. So at first I thought that Tambu throughout the book was going to hate everybody for no reason. Also, I started to wonder why Tambu wasn't sorry about her brothers death. A few questions popped in my head. Was he mean? Did he do bad things to her that hurt her feelings? Or did she not like him because she just felt that way about him? As I read on Tambu's brother came home from school, everybody was happy except for Tambu. Then I read on and Tambu said to the audience(the reader) that Nhamo forgot his own language, Shona, and that he never wanted to help anybody with work. He would let everybody do his work. And Tambu says that he never wanted to come to visit his family. I think he is arrogant, stubborn, and he is embarrassed by his own family.
So now I understand that Tambu wasn't sorry that her brother died. He was arrogent, mean, didn't want to be with his family, and just a stubborn boy.`
I agree with your analysis with Tambu, somewhat. However, don't you think that Tambu may be fairly arrogant herself? I think that she judges people without taking into consideration her own characteristics.
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