The story takes place in an underprivileged village in Sudan, where we follow the protagonist Malik. it all begins with Malik lying in his bed while thinking about the deterioration of his village, even though the USA promised that they wouldn’t allow another famine. An unnamed female doctor arrives but Malik gets quite disappointed discovering that she only carries medicine for a few people, even though she carries a lot of food. The female doctor visits the chief of the village, only to discover that he’s dead. When Malik hears about the chieftain died after he received medicine, he fears that the village people will blame him for the chieftain’s death. Just as the panic gets to both of their minds, a storm approaches and Malik sees this as their chance to escape. At last Malik, the female doctor are sheltered in a car. suddenly, Malik is hoping for the storm to last eternally.
Characterize Malik:
Malik is a master of science of Khartoum University, which is much respected. Despite his cleverness, Malik lives in a poor village, sleeps on a rush bed and the whole village depends on him. Malik seems very insecure and worried with the current circumstances, you can tell anxiousness penetrate his body: ‘’ He lay on his rush bed staring up through the darkness, nervous, slim, naked, wrapped only in silence’’. His body seems like it’s haunted as it seems like he’s used to living in the fear of the worst. And when the chieftain dies he becomes unsecure: ‘’everyone knew he was there to relieve their hunger, and had delivered weevils. He felt the disdainful stares’’.
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