![]() ![]() He also says that he believes the audience are the real winners of the afternoon since they had to listen intelligently and picked Isabel over their friend. M jokingly scolds Thami for exploiting his popularity with the audience. Isabel says she almost thought that Thami believed what he was saying and Thami protests, perhaps jokingly, that he does. Thami congratulates Isabel and tells her that she did a good job. They break for the afternoon, so the audience of students leaves. Seventeen people vote for Thami and twenty-four vote for Isabel, meaning she has won. She also warns that arguments based on differences between sexes can easily be expanded to other groups people hold prejudices against. She argues that Africa is held back by clinging to traditional, primitive values. She stands with determination and makes her closing statement for the point of view that women should be allowed to hold the same jobs as men. M calls on Isabel, who is from Camdeboo Girls High School. He ends by asking the audience to vote for him. At one point, he even makes the audience laugh by saying that he does not have milk in his breasts to feed children while his wife digs roads. Specifically, he argues that a woman's role is to be in the home, rather than to work the same jobs as men. He argues that African culture is in "great peril" (p.8) because of Western colonial influence. He is clearly very confident and comfortable speaking in front of others, and his closing statement is emotional and well-reasoned. Thami stands and the audience applauds him wildly. M calls for an end to the open section of the debate and asks for Thami from Zolile High School to make his closing statement, reminding him to be brief. M reads them the definition of a debate from his personal dictionary, reminding them that the opposing viewpoints should get "equal time and consideration" (p.7). M is able to get their attention and silence by ringing the school bell "violently" (p.7). Thami believes that she said that women are more emotional than men, while she clarifies that she said "women were more intuitive than men" (p.7). ![]() M calls for order while Isabel and Thami argue with each other about something Isabel has just said. M, a teacher, stands at a table with two students, Isabel and Thami, on either side of him. A school debate is in progress at Zolile High School. ![]()
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