Over break I read chapters six and seven of Nervous Conditions. There was a lot that happened in those chapters, and I even saw some of the three plot points that were discussed on the first page of the book. We have seen a lot of Nyasha's rebellion in the previous chapters but not Tambu's mom and Maiguru's entrapment and Tambu and Lusia's escape. I also came up with a prediction that the mission changes people. I thought of this because when Tambu came back to the homestead for Christmas she said it was so much dirtier, but was that just because she was used to a better living condition. Another person who changed attitudes was Babamukuru. When he left the mission he was very tense and upset, but when he came to the homestead he was really happy.
I like what we did in class today that had to do with Nervous Conditions. I like having open-ended discussions, and I don't think that they are really challenging especially for our talkative class. Another reason I like the discussions is that I like to know what my classmates are thinking about certain parts of the book, and what they find confusing. Also, at times my peers bring up really good discussions and interpretations that are in the book. I wish we would do this more often, because I really feel that all of us benefit from it!
Nervous Conditions: Sunday 2/26/12: 160 minutes; 46 pages
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