The Silk Scarf

Identify the setting:

The setting took place at the Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg, (shopping center own by Indian people). The apartheid government group areas Act was the cause of the Oriental Plaza establishment. Here it took place in the last days of apartheid, (group areas act has been abolish).

(3 sentences)

Summarize the plot in 10-15 sentences.

The story started of when Mrs. Nebo and her friend went for shopping at the Oriental Plaza (both was well groomed due to there wealth). Mrs. Nebo bought a few items of which one was a dress. You can pick up that she is a women who can buy without finding any value for the items she buys (she bought a dress similar to one she already owns). The assistant of the shop notice how freely she spends her money and brought her attention to a scarf that could go with the dress. She (who could be seen as a perfectionist in the color scheme of her cloth) went on the search for a specific type of scarf and could not find such until she came to Mr. Sakus store. She wanted the scarf, but did not have enough cash and wanted to pay with a queue (and as we can make out;” what she want she gets!”). Mr. Sakus explain his policy (he only deals with cash strictly!) Mrs. Nebo. This just made Mrs. Nebo frustrated and embarrassed. She could not understand his reason and jump to conclusion, that he did not think she has the money. Mr. Sakus did not want to alter his policy for anyone (not even someone that is that important), because others will want the same treatment. She then forced a potential threat upon them (the traders) which made them give her the scarf for free. Mrs. Nebo only said thank you to the other traders, but left Mr. Sakus with a threat in mind.

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Describe the main characters in 5-10 sentences.

There are two main characters namely, the protagonist and the antagonist.
Mr. Sakus an Indian businessman was the protagonist and Mrs. Nebo was the antagonist.
Mr. Sakus strongly believed in his values. His biggest value was equality (He will not treat Mrs. Nebo different from all the other customers) Mr. Sakus characteristics can be described as being proud, strong, fair and honest. He also has integrity and come forth as a hard working person, who deserve his money and therefore has more respect for it than Mrs. Nebo.
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Mrs. Nebo can be described as self-indulgent, arrogant and blessed (due to her husband’s position). She has no respect for money, because she did not sweet for it. She was also egocentric and selfish for she had all the money, but accepted free gift from people less fortunate. She could be narrow minded or with little experience for she did not understand there sufferings and felt no pity for them. She is also very demanding and did not stand back for thing she could not get. She only considers her values to be respected, but have no respect for other people's values.
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