Karomenya, a deaf and mute nine-year-old boy, lives on the farm. He is not very successful at work. Karen gives him a dog whistle and he begins to walk her dogs. One day she sees him without the whistle. What does he do with it? Why is he unable to reconcile the joy of walking the dogs and playing with the whistle with the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 2

Farah is disappointed with the Jew in The Merchant of Venice in that he does not take his pound of flesh. Knowing what you do about how the natives place so much importance on reparations, how does Farah's disappointment that the punishment of a pound of flesh was not taken in Shakespeare' story fit in with his sense of justice?

Essay Topic 3

Explain your own view of Karen Blixen, her life in Africa, how she meets challenges, how she relates to the natives, how she finally deals with the loss of her farm.

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