Writing a fictional first person account
Read the passage from 'Weep Not, Child' by Ngugi Wa Thing again and write the scene from Mwihaki's point of view. Try to write in the same style as the author, using short, simple sentences.
It was Njoroge's first day of school. He didn't know the way to his school. I had to take him there. I first met him when my brothers were bullying me. He was nice and kind to me. We went to the school. Some boys were laughing at Njoroge. I didn't like it. They made fun of him. They called him Njuka. Njoroge didn't like it. Other boys told him to carry their bags. Njoroge was kind. He carried their bags. I didn't know what Njuka meant. But I always heard people calling new comers Njuka.
I wanted to help him. I shouted that he is my Njuka. They laughed at me. I was upset. They teased us. They said Njoroge was my husband. But he is not my husband. He is my friend. I could see Njoroge being embarrassed and I felt bad. I was very ashamed but I still stood up for my friend. After the boys left, Njoroge thanked me. The boys were scared of me because my sister Mijaka was a teacher in our school. Also, because i was the monitor of the class, I could report this to our teacher. So they feared me.
I could relate to Njoroge's feelings because the school seemed so scary when I first came. The school was a strange place. A huge church was next to it. It looked like haunted house. It felt like the place that I should never go because it was so grand. But later I found out everyone can go there. Now, I go there every Sunday. I'm sure Njoroge found it scary at first. We don't have any church near our village.
Teachers were really different from kindergarten teachers, so it was new to Njoroge. He said he liked the teacher. But, later when he saw her punishing a student by smacking him, he didn't like the teacher anymore. I know Njoroge hates people being hurt and he told me that she looked ugly when she was punishing that student. I really hope Njoroge will be okay with other students. I think they will stop calling Njoroge Njuka after a week. Hopefully, Njoroge will like the school and get used to the school by then.
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