The Betrayal

The Betrayal, by Ahmed Essop, is a south African story about a political figure named Dr. Kamal. He is the head of a political organization that is threatened by the emergence of a new organization. One evening Dr. Kamal and his supporters show up at a meeting held by the rival political organization and begin to argue with them. Shortly thereafter violence erupts and Dr. Kamal flees the scene rather than help support the people that supported him. It is quite obvious why the author named this story "The Betrayal." It took Dr. Kamal no time at all to abandon and betray those that helped him for so long. The story never told what happened to Dr. Kamal after he fled the scene but I personally hope that it all caught back up to him.



Protista

Protista, by Dambudzo Marechera, is an African story about a man who has gone insane. He has strange dreams and claims to be tormented by things called "Menfish." The story goes on to tell about his experiences with insanity. I felt this story made no sense and ended up doing nothing for the reader. Protista was well written but I felt it had no entertainment value whatsoever.