beka lamb - cultural social and political aspects
Topic: How does zee edgell’s writing portray the cultural social and political life of a Belizean Society?
In the novel Beka Lamb, written by Zee Edgell, her writing portrays all the cultural, social and political aspects of Belizean people. In her writing, she uniquely characterizes Belizean people by their traditional activities, their supportive and caring nature towards each other and their views on the government. Zee Edgell describes the cultural aspect of Belize by stating that Saturday is the biggest shopping, cleaning and cooking day of the week. Zee Edgell also shows the cultural aspect of Belize through Beka’s mother staying home and wakes being held when somebody dies. In Belizean society, Saturday was pay day for many families. On this day, many families went to the market to buy goods. Women and girls, whether they lived in a nice house or a ‘dawg-siddown house’, scrubbed , dusted, polished and cooked in order to do as they pleased Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Cooking big meals on Sunday is also traditional in the Belizean society, from the poor to the wealthy. Some traditional dishes cooked in Belizean society were potted meat sandwiches for Saturday lunch and creole bread for tea.
Edgell goes onto describe Belizean culture through Lilla Lamb and Granny Ivy’s role in the family. They stay home and take care of the house and the family. In many societies, like the Belizean society, mothers stay home to run the household and take care of the children. On the other hand, men are expected to be the breadwinners and provide money for the home. Meanwhile, in Beka’s household, Edgell describes the traditional role of a woman in Belize. In Beka’s household her mother Lilla and Granny Ivy take care of the home by cooking, cleaning and watching over Beka, Zandy and Chucku. Filling the traditional role of a father, Bill Lamb works at Blanco providing money for himself and his family. They also expect Beka to fill the role of being a traditional
In the novel Beka Lamb, written by Zee Edgell, her writing portrays all the cultural, social and political aspects of Belizean people. In her writing, she uniquely characterizes Belizean people by their traditional activities, their supportive and caring nature towards each other and their views on the government. Zee Edgell describes the cultural aspect of Belize by stating that Saturday is the biggest shopping, cleaning and cooking day of the week. Zee Edgell also shows the cultural aspect of Belize through Beka’s mother staying home and wakes being held when somebody dies. In Belizean society, Saturday was pay day for many families. On this day, many families went to the market to buy goods. Women and girls, whether they lived in a nice house or a ‘dawg-siddown house’, scrubbed , dusted, polished and cooked in order to do as they pleased Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Cooking big meals on Sunday is also traditional in the Belizean society, from the poor to the wealthy. Some traditional dishes cooked in Belizean society were potted meat sandwiches for Saturday lunch and creole bread for tea.
Edgell goes onto describe Belizean culture through Lilla Lamb and Granny Ivy’s role in the family. They stay home and take care of the house and the family. In many societies, like the Belizean society, mothers stay home to run the household and take care of the children. On the other hand, men are expected to be the breadwinners and provide money for the home. Meanwhile, in Beka’s household, Edgell describes the traditional role of a woman in Belize. In Beka’s household her mother Lilla and Granny Ivy take care of the home by cooking, cleaning and watching over Beka, Zandy and Chucku. Filling the traditional role of a father, Bill Lamb works at Blanco providing money for himself and his family. They also expect Beka to fill the role of being a traditional