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This 4 page paper lists examples of images of darkness and light from this book and analyzes them. Furthermore, this paper explores the duality of values in this story, which is evidenced in the Christian versus traditional worlds portrayed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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turn allude to positive and negative energy and spirituality in this story. The author employs the use of such description to refer to spiritual precepts, as this book is
heavily based upon the notion of otherworldly ideas. For example, the author uses words throughout the book that
specifically describe both light and dark. Words and/or phrases like, "light of the candle", and "seeing the dull light" all help the reader better understand the prophetess and realize
that the prophetess is able to manipulate spiritual energy. This energy is either positive or negative, and both are revealed throughout the story.
Consider the beginning of the story when the young boy is first going to the house of the Prophetess in order to have his ordinary water
blessed, in anticipation of the water turning "holy". Ndebele uses many strong, descriptive words to allude to the darkness that encompasses the boy, prior to being let in to
the home of the Prophetess. Clearly, this is a subtle reminder to readers that without the blessing of the Prophetess, the boy, his water, and his spiritual reality are
encompassed in darkness. Ndebele uses phrases and words such as the following: He was anxious about where the woman was
now, in the dark. Would she think he was afraid when she caught him looking out into the light? But the thick, dark green leaves outside, lapping lazily
against the window, attracted and held him like a spell. There was no comfort in that light; it merely reminded the boy of his fear, only a few minutes
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