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By: Charles Mungoshi
Nhamo is a young boy who lives with his father, Old Musoni in zimbabwe. Nhamo wants to leave to make a better life for himself. However his father Old Musoni wants him to stay because he knows it's safe and thinks the world is not. After much debate Old Musoni tells Nhamo that he can go. In the end Nhamo leaves and Musani becomes fearful but suppresses his fear by religious means.
Even though Nhamo disagrees with his fathers way of living he still loves and respects him. The father worries that son does not understand the cruelty of the world. While the father wanted to protect him from the cruelty, in his heart he knows that Nhamo needs to experience life for himself. It would be interesting to know if Nhamo struggles with the same hardship with his own child.
One character's name is Nhamo. Nhamo wants to leave his home and start a new life. Nhamo feels as if his father is holding him back from what he wants to do. Nhamo and his father are arguing on whether Nhamo should leave or go.
The second characters name is Old Musoni. Musoni doesn't want his son Nhamo to leave home. He feels that his son will be hurt out in the real world. He doesn't want to witness his son getting hurt.
Nhamo is arrogant, because he refuses to change his mind about leaving. No matter how much his father tries to stop him. He is confident that he can provide for himself when he moves away. I'd say he's persistent because continues to follow his goal no matter what he's told.
Old Musoni is possessive, because he feels that he has done so much for Nhamo. That he should stay with him and work for/with him on the field. to provide for the family/to repay what the Musoni's done for him. He could be neglectful because he does not take into consideration what his own son wants to do.
The setting sun is a metaphor for how the sun sets and rises forever. The rolling world is a metaphor for how the world will always change. All together the title makes the forever changing world. This shows how the world and the world around Old Musoni is always changing.
The title relates back to the text because Old Musoni is not ready for change and Nhamo wants change. The title shows how Nhamo is ready for change but the father doesn't want it. The title is describing how life is for ever changeing and you need to be able to adapt.
One of the two major themes in "The Setting Sun & The Rolling World '' is don't let others control your life. This is because the father wants the son to stay with him and his family. Even though both the family and their land are falling apart as said in paragraph 14-15. The Old Musoni feels entitled to making Nhamo's decisions for him because he cared for him all of Nhamo's youth. I would infer that if Nhamo stayed the family would have died. Otherwise be forced to move because there were no more resources nearby.
The second major theme in "The Setting Sun & The Rolling World '' is to do what's right even if it's hard. This is because the son, Nhamo wishes to leave because his home and land are falling apart, leaving them poor. The father, Old Musoni, wishes to stay because "He had worked and slaved for his family and the land had not betrayed him"(paragraph10). I would relate this to how many parents are afraid to try new things and let old things go like technology or houses because they hold on to their families history. Or we can relate it to how it feels to go to college, you are leaving what you know for an unknown.
The conflict in the story is if wheater Nhamo should leave or go. Nhamo thinks he should be able to explore and start a new life. While his father Old Musoni wants him to stay. Nhamo also thinks his traditions and beliefs aren't important. Nhamo wishes to escape his fathers control.
Old Musoni wants him to believe that his beliefs and traditions are important. Old Musoni is worried about Nhamo getting hurt by people in the real world. (textual evidence) "He saw nothing now but disaster and death for his son out there in the world"