A clash of cultures :: English Literature

A clash of culturesThe two main stories which have a negative end are The ingest fromRhodesia and The Gold Legged Frog. Both of these stories includethe purview of a clash of culture which acts as a catalyst for thenegative endings.The Train from Rhodesia incorporates the aspect of two cultures fromdifferent parts of the world coming together. This story is anallegory and outlines the clash of cultures when white people comeinto unappeasable peoples state and exploit them. The story is about a youngcouple who are on holiday and they have bought lots of souvenirs. Atthe platform the young women is attracted to a skilfully carved lion. The young wo serviceman doesnt buy the lion since she thinks that the priceis too high. When the train starts to leave the platform the oldblack man comes running later the train and sells the lion to theyoung man at half the original price. The young man tells her wifeabout his success and tries to enrapture her but the young women reactsdifferent ly she is furious at her husband.The young women is angry at her husband for humiliating the old manand making him run after the train, on top of that giving him lessthan half price for the lion. She tonuss that the price paid does notreflect the creativity and time spent on cutting the lion. Analternative interpretation of this situation could be that the youngwoman was actually angry at her self. The heat of shame mounted through her legs and body and sounded inher ears like the sound of sand pouring. This quote could mean that the woman was actually angry at her selffor not buying the lion at full price in the first place, after allher husband was only trying to please her and didnt think how he wasexploiting the poor black man. In this story symbolism is also a main aspect , and the lion, fallen on its side in the corner.The lion symbolises the exploitation of black men, emphasises how insufficient black man are thought of and that at the end of the dayskilful work created by b lack men is just thrown aside. The writer presents the details of the surroundings and the blackpeople living in poverty through the young womans eyesOut of the window, on the early(a) side, there was nothing sand andbush a thorn tree.This strong imagery which we discover through the womans eyes meansthat we feel even more sympathetic towards the black and poor people