INSTITUT PERGURUAN BATU LINTANG,JALAN KOLEJ, 93200 KUCHING,

SARAWAK________________________________________________________________________

TUGASAN KERJA KURSUS PENDEK (KKP)KURSUS PERSEDIAAN IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PENDIDIKAN (SK)

PPSIMP, SEMESTER 1 (JANUARY-MAY 2009)

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NAME OF CANDIDATES:

MOHAMAD IKHWAN BIN RUDI (900301125805)SITI FATIMAH BINTI MOHD JANIS (900601125700)

NUR HASHIMAYUN BINTI MONGKIN (901014126236) DATU MUHD FARID BIN DATU LIMAN (901222125385)

GROUP:PPISMP-PENGAJIAN AGAMA ISLAM

(JULY 2008 INTAKE)

SUBJECT:ENGLISH (BI2311P)

NAME OF LECTURER:MADAM ROSEMARY LEE CHIONG KEE

DUE DATE:09 FEBRUARI 2009

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION2. MAIN CHARACTERS

i. KEHINDEii. ALBERT

3. MINOR CHARACTERSi. MORIAMMO

ii. JOSHUAiii. BIMPEiv. AUNT NNBOGOv. TUNDEvi. RIKE

vii. AUNT SELINAviii. TAIWO

ix. MICHEAL GIBSON4. REFLECTION

INTRODUCTION

There are some element that we have to know in a short or novel. When we

are reading a novel, we have to find these elements; those are themes, plot,

settings, characteristics, and many more. According to the African Writers Siries

(Kehinde), we are going to do the characterisation. In this interesting novel, we have

found a lot of characters, whether main characters or minor characters.

Main characters are the most or more important characters in a story, while

minor characters are the less important characters. In this story, the main characters

are Kehinde and Albert. Both of them are Nigerians.

There are a lot of minor characters in this nice story, such as Joshua, Bimpe,

Moriammo, Prahbu, and many more. All of these minor characters are used to

support the main characters.

After reading and analysing this Emecheta’s masterpiece, we have found so

many charactersatics of the characters. We list them, including some evidences from

the text.

1) KEHINDE (MAIN CHARACTER)1. Albert’s wife2. 35 year old (ch. 1, pg. 6, line 21)3. Have 8 siblings4. Career woman

In fact, Albert was only being realistic, since Kehinde earned

more than he did. It was because of her position in the bank that

they have been able to get mortgage. ( ch. 1, pg. 4, line 29)

5. ResponsibleShe serves meal for their family, even though it is only a simple

meal.

Kehinde would heat some baked beans and serve them on

toast with a little salad of lettuce and tomatoes. The parents

thought it was an awful meal, but the children knew what they

wanted. They loved it, despite its plainness. (ch. 1, pg 2, line 31)

6. Plump Kehinde, who had never been thin, was now, at thirty-five and

after the birth of two children and years of eating takeaway fish

and chips, comfortably plump. (ch. 1, pg 6, line 20)

7. Coherent She defends her husband coherently when her friend,

Moriammo trying to say bad suspicious about him.

‘My Alby is no be like that. Him different. I fit swear with my life

for him’, Kehinde defended her husband. (ch. 1, pg. 10, line 6)

8. Generous She gives her food to the poor people.

‘I ordered food, but I haven’t touched it. I don’t feel hungry. (ch.

2, pg. 11, line 9)

9. Respectable She still respects Albert’s sisters, even though she is angry with

them.

Kehinde had been tempted to call his sisters a bad name, but

she dared not. The Igboo woman in her knew how fare to go.

(ch. 4, pg. 22, line 22)

10.Caring She tried to speak with Leah, a poor girl who she met at the

clinic.

The girl said nothing, just looked. Kehinde did not mind doing

the talking. She wanted to talk, talking was like a prayer. (ch. 5,

pg.26, line 6)

11.Enquiry She really wanted to know about her mother’s death, and also

about her father.

As usual I will not let the matter rest. I want to go on arguing, as

if the more I argue, the more likely the enigma of my birth will be

explained to me. My mind is not on the game. Olu’s mother died.

Where is my father, did he die too? (Ch.6. pg. 28, line 27)

12.Unconscious She does not conscious that she was an Igbo womanHere, she was full of herself, playing the role of a white, middle-class woman, forgetting she was not only black, but an Igbo woman, just because she worked in a bank and earned more than he did. (ch. 7, pg. 35, line 23)

13.Elegant She changes her clothes ten times just for the party.

In the course of the evening, she changed clothes ten times, as

rich men’s wives did on Nigeria, to advertise their wealth and

boost the ego of the man of the house. (ch. 7, pg. 37, line 28)

14.UnderstandingShe know what will happen to her daughter if she not stop the

quarrel between Bimpe and Joshua.

Kehinde knew that if she allowed the argument to continue,

Bimp would soon burst into tears. (ch. 8, pg. 43, line 16)

15.Secretive

”No, she would not let her insecurity show. She would her head up, like an igbo woman, one with the spirits of two women on her” (ch. 10, pg. 59, line 24)

16. ImpatientShe waits for 2 hours at the queue.

After two hours of standing still while people came from behind and were accepted, Kehinde was becoming jittery. (ch. 11, pg. 64, line 16)

17. IntelligentKnowing Rike’s plan, Kehinde invited the woman into her room.

(ch. 15, pg. 100. Line 11

18.Willing to Sacrifice But she could not afford to refuse. She badly needed money to

send to Bimpe and Joshua,…(ch. 20, pg. 128, line 32)

19.Disloyal She had a sleep with Mr Gibson.

…’I saw you in bed with him.’ (ch 21, pg. 138, line 10)

ALBERT1. Nigerian.2. Thin, wiry man of fourty. (chap:1,pg:6, line:20)3. Chatolic. (chap:3,pg:14,line:25)4. Kehinde’s husband5. Has 2 childrens. They are Joshua and Bimpe.6. Has 2 sisters. They are Selina and Mary.7. Albert is Prahbu’s closest mate.8. Has many friends such a Prahbu and Mike.9. Disciplined man. (chap:1,pg:1, line:4-)

”Albert was highly disciplined man”10.He is very strick toward his childrens. (chap:1,pg:4, line:3-4)

”Albert walked deliberately to the television and switched off. To bed both of you.”

11.He is realistic.(chap:1, pg:4, lines:29-30)” Albert was only became realistic, since kehinde earned more than he did”

12.He came from polygamous families.(chap:1, pg:5, lines:14-15)”they both came from polygamous families”

13.He is an impatient to make love.(chap:1, pg:5, lines:25-26)

” you took the trouble to wake me up with love. Now you’re always impatient”

14.He is show off person. (chap:1, pg:6, line:16)”he wanted to go home to show off his new life style”

15.He never ate breakfast, a habit he had from Nigeria.(chap:3, pg:13, line:6)”he never ate breakfast, a habit he had from Nigeria”

16.He always sharing his felling with Prahbu. (chap:3, pg:14, line:37)”he had to talk to Prahbu privately”

17.He is ambitious person. (chap:3, pg:16, lines:15-16)”Albert’s dream was to be made a chief in his homeland”

18.He is a selfish. (chap:4, pg:22, lines:8-9)”he did not care for this tube-tying business”

19.He is unknowledgeble about science. (chap: 4, pg:22, lines:12-13)”he concoled himself that if doctors tie up women’s tube, surely they could untie them again”

20.Secretive. (chap:6, pg:32, lines:30-31)”the silence was so long and brittle that kehinde knew albert was grieving”

21.He is useless. (chap:6, pg:33, line;11)”he had nothing to offer her”

22.Unpolite .(chap:10,pg:62,line:34)”he could at least speak to her politely”

23.Had married with another woman, Rike.(chap:13, pg:86, lines:19-20)”and anyway, Rike became pregnant”

24.Try to persuade Kehinde to accept his second marriage(chap:13, pg:86, line:13-15)”

”I know you are angry, but look beck kehinde. My father had two wives, yours had three, so what sin did I commit that is so abominable”

25.Not respect to his wife -Chapter 14, page 93, lines 29-30

“He didn’t give me the name Kehinde, yet he is free to shout my

name even in the open markerplace.”

-Chapter 14, page 94, lines 28-30

“Honestly, Mariammo, Albert has humiliatedme, ……”

26. Disloyal to his wife- Chapter 14, page 94, lines 6-9

“…all he did was marry Rike and have a baby boy, with another

on the way, without my knowing anything about it.”

27. Traveler-Chapter 14, page 94, lines 22-23

“Albert travels a great deal.”

MINOR CHARACTERS1) MORIAMMO

1. Good speaker All readers can see this character, because it’s happen along of

this part.

2. OptimisticCh. line 9, page 22 - 24 : “ …………Dis na England, abi you

done forget? Here two pickin dey fine”

3. Have a jobCh. 2, line 4, page 8 : “ This new ank building is overheated,

abi?.......”

4. FriendlyCh. 2, line 6 ( from bottom ), page 12 : “

……………….Mariammo took two wire baskets from the stack

by the automatic doors and gave one to Kehinde”.

5.Caring She give his husband lesson to make him conscious.Mariammo persisted. She forced herself on him. She threatened not to cook for him. But she only succeeded when she threatened to write to her people telling them that her husband was impotent. (page 54 line 33)

6. Tunde’s wife7. Good muslim wife(chap:10,pg:60,line:1)

”Mariammo was becoming good muslim wife”8. Behaved like a child.(chap:10,pg:59,line:28)

” but mariammo behaved like a child”

9. Her husband is died

2) JOSHUA1. Albert and Kehinde’s son2. Rude

‘I’ll like afool, Dad, if I can’t put in a word, just because you didn’t let me stay up to watch. Think of it, Dad!’ (ch. 1, pg.3, line 32)

3. Not confident with her mother to sale their house.(pg 43,line 13) 4. Lazy

He don’t like to help his mother to do work in kitchen.(pg 44, line 1)

1. BIMPE 1. Kehinde’s daughter

Chapter 1, page 1, lines 8-10

“His children, Bimpe and Joshua……”

2. Rude to her parentsChapter 1, page 1, line 27

“ ‘Don’t we count then?’ Bimped piped in

Chapter 1, page 3, line35 and lines 36-38

“ Bimpe joined in, insisting that at eleven, she was practically a

teenager too, ….”

3. UngratefulChapter 1, page 2, line 28-33

“ The children had recently started to complain about monotony

of having ground rice and soup every evening……..”

4. Eleven years oldchapter 1, page 3, lines 36-38

“…insisting that at eleven, …….”

5. Love her mother

Chapter 15, page 102, line 12

‘Heh, special mum, what’s the matter?’ Bimpe cried.”

3) AUNT NNEBOGO1. Also known as Mama Jacobina

Chapter 4, page 21, lines 25-27

“Other people called her Mama Jacobina, ….”

2. Responsible and sympathyChapter 4, page 18, lines 29-32

“ ….and she took me away from all those people who accused

me of being a child who brought bad luck. But Aunt Nnebogo

took the risk, and it paid her.”

3. Work in fish businessChapter 4, page 18, lines 35-36

“……her fish business flourished.”

4. SecretiveChapter 4, page 19, lines 11-13

“…. She did not want me to know the story of my birth.”

5. Has no childChapter 4, page 19, lines 17-19

“….Aunt Nnebogo had no child of her own, …..”

6. A ChristianChapter 4, page 21, lines 12-13

“But Aunt Nnebogo was a Cristian.”

7. Kehinde called her ‘mama’Chapter 4, page 21, lines 23-24

“I called Aunt Nnebogo ‘Mama’,…..”

8. Gave Kehinde a Christian name- JacobinaChapter 4 , page 19, lines 19-21

“She even gave me a Christian name: Jacobina, …”

4) RIKE1. Albert’s second wife

Chapter 14, page 94, lines 6-9

“…all he did was marry Rike and have a baby boy, with another

on the way, without my knowing anything about it.”

2. Educated womanChapter 14, page 94, lines 10-11

“She is lecture. She had a PhD. She……”

3. Have a baby boyChapter 14, page 94, lines 6-9

“…all he did was marry Rike and have a baby boy, with another

on the way, without my knowing anything about it.”

4. Younger than AlbertChapter 14, page 94, lines 12-15

“…..but he is married to a young woman with a doctorate

degree in literature!

5. Respectful and regard kehinde as her motherchap:13,pg:87,line:1) “she’s very respectful, and will regard you as her mother”

5) TUNDE

1. Muslim2. Condescend

(chap:10,pg:58,line:12-13)“but tuned swept her aside with a condescending wave”

3. Morriamo’s husband; counter clerk for Nigeria Airways Chapter 11, page 65, lines 19-20“It was Tunde, Mariammo’s husband.

4. Helpful & Sympathize- pretending not to notice that bags over 3kg (pg 65,ph6);

Chapter 11, page 65, lines 27-28“As he spoke, he lugged the rest of Kehinde’s bags onto the machine

5. Kehinde’s good friend

6) AUNT SELINA1. Eldest of Okolo family, Mama Kaduna

Chapter 11, pages 72, lines 26-30“She Aunt Selina, the eldest of the Okolo family, …….”

7) TAIWO1. Kehinde’s twin2. Die in her mother womb3.Lonely

A few days after they left, Kehinde started to become aware again of that intrusive inner voice, the voice of her dead twin, Taiwo. She was very much alone, with no one to confide her anxieties in. (page 45 line 35)

8) MICHEAL GIBSON:1. Friend of kehinde.2. Loyal friend.

(chap:10,pg:58,line:20-22)” amaka, her husband, micheal Gibson and a few others she saw frequently were the only ones to honour her invitation.

3. Concern.(chap:10,pg:58,line:22-23)”it prompted micheal gibson to remark with concern”

REFLECTION

Alhamdulillah, a colossal grateful to the Almighty, because of his bless, we

could finish this assignment. This is our first assignment for this semester, and we

really enjoy doing it.

From the beginning, I was so happy when our English teacher, Mrs. Loo gives

us this assignment. This is because, we love the story ‘Kehinde’ so much. Even

though we have not finished reading the short story yet, we can imagine the story

quite well. This make us so exited to finish reading it. In a short period of time, we

succeed. We enjoyed reading it, because it is full of new vocabulary, and easy to

understand.

For us, the period of time given to complete this assignment was suitable. We

do not have to be too rush to finish it. Therefore, we can manage my time properly

while doing this assignment.

Besides, we also can learn a lot of new things, especially the Nigerian culture,

and about life. After doing this assignment, we noticed that life is so precious, but

meaningful.

Eventually, a lot of thank you to our Language Study teacher, Mdm.

Rosemary Lee Chiong Kee, for the useful guide during this assignment. To our

beloved friends, your helps were really appreciated. Thank you.