Royal University of Phnom Penh Institute of Foreign Languages English Department “
Class (Not room): A2.6 Subject Code(s): LS202 Lecturer’s Name: Ms. Ping Songsouzana (PSS) ” ”
Cr Cr y F r eedom dom
By John Briley Chapter 3, 4 & 5: Education of a liberal I.
Speaker Identification Who Wh o is the spe speake akerr of each each of the fol l owing owi ng statements statements? ?
Statements
Speakers
1) They follow you everywhere?
Donald Woods
2) But we were lucky to get her.
Steve Biko
3) I felt that, first; the t he black man has to believe he has the same ability to be a
Steve Biko
doctor – doctor – a a leader – leader – as as a white man. 4) I attacked you for your racism, for refusing to work with the white liberal.
Donald Woods
5) Well? What was he like? 6) It’s not worth the risk, is it, Steve?
Wendy Dr. Mamphela
7) I’ll tell you what happened when the white man first came to Africa. 8) You understand our language. You know the word we use for nephew…..
II.
Mapetla Tenjy’s Uncle
Comprehension Comprehension Questions
Read chapter 3, 4, 5, and answer the following questions. 1) Describe the trips Woods had with Biko. a. Visiting Zanempilo b. The black township c. Eating with black family
Visiting Zanempilo:
*Zanempilo is a black area, which is 25 kilometers away from King William Town, Town, is a hill coun try. Biko brought Woods to Zanempilo legally. Even though he was a banned person, he was allowed to go to some certain areas. However, there were always the minders or the police sticking an eye on them. The reason why they went to Zanempilo was to see the clinic to see where the black people working there………. there……….
The black township:
They went to the black township 3 weeks after going to Zanempilo at the night time. This second trip was illegal since Biko was leaving his banning area and going to the black township so Biko had to sneak out in order to go there. Over there, people were li ving in a miserable life………….. life …………..
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Eating with black family:
Woods got to eat with the black family which was Tenjy’s family. They talked about a history like how the people came, about how they addressed each other…….
(The answers of question 1 are just only with the main points. It needs further detailed information which means we have to find by our own.) 2) What was Woods’ belief about South Africa and his perception of Biko’s be lief?
* Black consciousness is the name of South African organization which is led by Steve Biko * The Black consciousness’s main aim or objective or goal is to want the black people to believe in themselves that they have their own ability to succeed or achieve without the help of the white people. * The reason why Steve Biko refused to work with the white liberal was because of the objective of the black consciousness. Imagine if the clinic had involved with the white, and it became successful, the white would get advantages from the clinic again. This is what Steve Biko did not want it to happen. He wanted to use this clinic as the approval of what black people could also do successfully without gaining help from the whites.
Woods’ belief about South Africa was to have the organization where the black people and the white people are working together.
Woods’ perception of Biko’s belief was a misunderstanding that Biko discriminated the whites since he refused to work with the whites.
3) Describe Biko’s achievement in creating his Black Consciousness.
Biko’s achievement in creating his Black Consciousness was about the Clinic……….
4) What happened to Steve Biko and Woods if they got caught?
If they got caught, things would be treated differentl y between them.
If Biko got caught, he would be sent to jail.
If Woods got caught, he would just need to write a letter of explanation explaining the board why he went there.
5) Why didn’t Biko and his friends approve of the aims of white liberals?
*The aims of the white liberals were to let the white liberals give some rules and regulations or commands to the black people in order to let them fit the white society. If they do follow well, they will be allowed to be put in a nice place.
The reason why Biko and his friends did not approve of the aims of white liberals was because the black people did not want the white people to shape the way they lived or to tell them how to behave or what to do in that society in order to live peacef ully or legally in their country.
6) What did Tenjy believe black society could teach other societies?
What Tenjy believed black society could teach other societies is To teach people how to live together
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III. Quotation Explanation
Explain the following quotes. 1. “This is it.” Biko replied. “A clinic for black people, with black workers, and a black doctor.” Page 10
“This is it” refers to the clinic which is the achievement of Steve Biko and the black people.
It was said Steve Biko.
To Donald Woods
When they took a trip to Zanempilo to see the clinic
The purpose of this quote is to proudly present the clinic which is the achievement of the black people to Donald Woods.
From this quote, we can infer that this clinic is approved as the evidence to show that the black people also have capability or ability to achieve success without receiving any help from the white people.
2. “You see, we know how you live. We cook your food, clear your rubbish, cut your grass,” he said quietly. “Would you like to see how we live?” Page 12
It was said by Steve Biko.
To Donald Woods
When
The purpose of this quote is to mention and invite Donald Woods to see that the black people know exactly how the white people live because the black people serve the white people since they are unaware of the way black people live at that time.
From this quote, we can infer that the lack of knowledge of how much the other people or the other group of people are suffering might also prevent you from understanding what a liberal should do. So the better understanding of how black people live might influence or change the way Donald Woods thinks of how a liberal should act in that society.
3. Biko smiled. “The education of a white liberal? It is a duty.” Page 14
*The education of a white liberal = to teach the white liberal, Donald Woods more about the way black people live such as their hardship, difficulties and struggle on the daily basis.
It was said by Steve Biko.
To Dr. Mamphela Ramphele
When Biko decided to bring Woods to the black township by sneaking out illegally.
The purpose of this quote is to show the must-do obligation to teach Donald Woods by risking his life leaving the banning area.
From this quote, we can infer that Biko did risk his life because he wanted to show Donald Woods clearly in order to understand why Biko had that kind of idea of building the black consciousness
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4.
“But if you do survive in a township and you get the edu cation the white man gives you, then you go to work in their city – you see their houses, their street, and their cars. And you begin to feel there is something not quite right about you. Something to do with your blackness. Because no matter how stupid or how clever a white child is, he is born into his white world. But you, the black child, clever or stupid, are born into this … and, clever or stupid, you will die in it …” Page 17
*What the root cause of the discrimination and unfair treatment in terms of receiving education, the job opportunity between the black child and the white child was from “The Apartheid System.”
It was said by Steve Biko
To Donald Woods
When they were visiting the black township
The purpose of saying this quote is to mention the unfair treatment that the black child got from the apartheid system in terms of receiving the chance of getting education, and the chance of getting a good job.
From this quote, we can infer that from the apartheid system kind of chased away the opportunities of black child to get a good education. No matter how talented or skillful the black child is, that child does not even get the opportunity to get skill in order to achieve something because of the apartheid system.
5.
“And even to stay in a legal township like this one, the white boss must sign your pass every month, the white governments tell you which house to live in and what the rent is. You can never own land or pass everything on to your children. The land belongs to the white man … and you, all you have got to give your children is this …” Page 17
“……….all you have got to give your children is this – (This) here refers to skin tone of black color.” *Blackness at that time represents discrimination or racism, inferiority – suffering or hardship from the apartheid system
It was said by Steve Biko
To Donald Woods
When they were visiting the black township
The purpose of this quote is to mention about the unfair treatment to the black people in terms of rights of how to live legally. Because they were controlled and determined by the white authorities.
From this quote, we can infer that if the apartheid system is still implemented, when we see a black child, we don’t have to wait and see what kind of the black child’s life in the future, we know already that this child is going to face the suffering and the hardship from the apartheid system too.
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6. “Homelands are not home to us, and the land is no good; that’s why the government wants us to go and live there;” Page 18
*Homeland in general means the place you were born in; however, in the story of Cry Freedom, homeland means differently. It means an impoverish area of South Africa reserved for a black people to live in. *The reason why the Apartheid System gave those areas to the blacks people to live in or consigned the black people to live in such impoverish place because the whites wanted to create a segregate development.
It was said by Mapetla
To Donald Woods
When Woods and Biko had a meal at Tenjy’s house
The purpose of this quote is to show the dissatisfaction of Mapetla and the black people toward the kind of place the white government sent them to live in since the condition of land they lived there was impoverish, so their lives were getting worse day by day. As a result, they had to move to find a good place to find a job both legally and illegally.
From this quote, we can infer that the white authority intentionally wanted to create segregation and segregate development between the whites and the blacks.
7. “We don’t want to be put into your society,” Biko said forcefully. “I am going to be me – as I am – and you can put me into prison, or even kill me, but I’m not going to be what you want me to be ” Page 20
*The aim of the white liberal = teaching the black people what to do or how to behave, and if you are able to do things correctly, the white people would try to find some places for the black people in the society.
It was said by Steve Biko
To Donald Woods
When Woods and Biko had a meal at Tenjy’s house
The purpose of this Biko is to reject or disapprove the aim of white liberal – teaching the black people what to do or how to behave, and if you are able to do things correctly, the white people would try to find some places for the black people in t he society.
From this quote, we can infer that a strong determination in people like Biko is not going to keep listening to the white government. It shows that this kind of person knows clearly about what kind of treatments or consequences he is going to get; however, he does not care about that. He is going to keep doing what he is going to be.
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8. “But we want to march to our own time.” Mapetla declared bitterly. “The best you want for us is to sit at your table with your knives and forks; and if we learn to do it right, you will kindly let us stay. We want to wipe the table clean. It is an African table. We are going to sit at it in our own right.” Page 21
*Before Mapetla said “But we want to march to our own time”, Woods had said “But you can’t go back. The twentieth century is marching on for all of us.”
Woods’ intention for saying this is to convince the black people that since in that century the white authority was the one who was in power, so it would be very harmful for the black people to fight to get equal rights. He wanted the black people to go on with what was already happening.
*”The Table” represents the whole South Africa. *”The knives and forks” represents rules and regulations *”Wipe the table clean” means Mapetla wanted to get rid of rules and regulations of the apartheid system
It was said by Mapetla
To Donald Woods
When they had meal at Tenjy’s house
The purpose of this quote is to refuse the rules and regulations of the apartheid system which happened to the South Africa during that time.
From this quote, we can infer that Mapetla wanted the South Africa to get rid of rules and regulations of the Apartheid System which is unfair to the other races so that everyone could live peacefully and receive equal rights.
9. “In your white world, everything white is normal – the way the world should be – and everything black is wrong, or some kind of mistak es. …And your real achievement is that for years you’ve convinced most of us of that idea, too.” Page 22 *The main idea of this quote is the general idea or concept that the white people have toward the white race and black race, and the achievement of the white people is that the white people make or brainwash the black people that they are really inferior to the white people.
It was said by Mapetla
To Donald Woods
When they had meal at Tenjy’s house
The purpose of this quote is to mention about the general idea or concept that the white people have toward the white race and black race, and the achievement of the white people is that the white people make or brainwash the black people that they reall y are inferior to the white people.
From this quote, we can infer that because of the achievement of the white people made the Biko created the black consciousness for black people to get themselves hope again during the rule and regulation of the apartheid system. Page 6 of 7
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