Topic: Different Lives.
Page: 190, question 3-a,b,c.
A- What do Yinka and Mankwinji’s physical auctions
suggest about their personalities and experiences?
●​ Yinka’s physical actions from the extract shows that
Yinka is ambitious and determined. Despite her mother
pulling her down her mind is still set straight on her
goals. Mankwinjis physical actions suggest that she is
pessimistic towards Yinka's goals. This also helps us
understand that Makwinji possibly had the same
goals/ ambitions at her younger age but they bore no
fruits. As a result she feels as if Yinka is wasting her
youth pursuing a goal she’ll never get.
B- How does the set design establish the main theme of
social inequality? What does the playwright suggest about
life in Zimbabwe?
●​ The set design shows the clear contrast between the
poor rural folk and the modern well to do folk. The
quote “The poor area is depicted by a reed mat and
rolled torn blankets” gives us an insight to the day in
the life of poverty. This tells us why Yinka wants to leave
the village and pursue her dreams in the city.
C- How do the title of the play and the symbol of flight
reflect Yinka’s ambitions.
●​ The motif of the flight symbolizes the departure of the
village to a new life in the city. The different lives show
us the difference between the two lives.