2024年10月8日 · Maru is a 1971 novel written by South African author Bessie Head.Even though she was born in South Africa, Head is considered Botswana’s most popular and most …

Maru begins to dislike Moleka, deciding that love has changed his old friend and made him more “humble and defeated.” He tells Moleka he must take back the bed he loaned to Margaret; if …

2024年10月8日 · Part 1. In the African countryside, Maru, a former future-chief of the village Dilepe with a strong connection to nature, is preparing a garden of yellow daisies for his …

Maru instead tells Dikeledi that he never intended to assume the role of chieftain, and he asks her to be a spy on any man who piques Margaret’s interest while he plans how to win her affections.

Head’s novels When Rain Clouds Gather (1969) and A Question of Power (1973) share with Maru a setting in Botswana, where Head herself was a primary-school teacher. All three novels deal …

2023年12月8日 · The main themes developed in Maru are prejudice, education, cultural heritage, and love. Margaret faces prejudice because she is a Masarwa but turns her life around …

The main themes developed in Maru are prejudice, education, cultural heritage, and love. Margaret faces prejudice because she is a Masarwa but turns her life around through education.

Maru. Though Maru is entitled by blood to become chief of his village, Maru’s love for Margaret is such that he forgoes this privilege so as to be with her. In doing so, he demonstrates both the ...

Maru’s need to collect Margaret’s pictures unbeknownst to her is a reflection of his desire to posses her spirit and earn her love, while Dikeledi’s admiration of them shows the same.

Likewise, Maru is a desperately lonely man who feels as though every woman he has known has been unworthy of the love he bestowed on each of them. This is what causes him to seek …