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    The boy wakes up early every morning to go hunting, believing he has complete control over his life. While running through the grasslands, he shouts at the top of his lungs about how much power he possesses. However, after hearing a pained scream, he discovers a buck with a broken leg being eaten alive by ants. Witnessing its unavoidable death troubles the boy, realizing that some things are beyond his control, like mortality itself. He returns home disturbed, having learned a lesson about limitations despite his youthful arrogance.

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    The boy wakes up early every morning to go hunting, believing he has complete control over his life. While running through the grasslands, he shouts at the top of his lungs about how much power he possesses. However, after hearing a pained scream, he discovers a buck with a broken leg being eaten alive by ants. Witnessing its unavoidable death troubles the boy, realizing that some things are beyond his control, like mortality itself. He returns home disturbed, having learned a lesson about limitations despite his youthful arrogance.

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    A Sunrise On The Veld

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    The boy wakes up early every morning to go hunting, believing he has complete control over his life. While running through the grasslands, he shouts at the top of his lungs about how much power he possesses. However, after hearing a pained scream, he discovers a buck with a broken leg being eaten alive by ants. Witnessing its unavoidable death troubles the boy, realizing that some things are beyond his control, like mortality itself. He returns home disturbed, having learned a lesson about limitations despite his youthful arrogance.

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    ASunriseontheVeld

    Table of Contents: Throughoutthewholestorytheboy


    AuthorsbiographyTheme thinksthatheisincontrolofabsolutely
    Plotsummary PersonalEvaluation
    QuestionsandanswersQuotablequotes everyaspectoflife.
    MainfictionelementsVocabulary
    "Hewascleancrazy,yellingmadwith
    1) Authors Biography thejoyoflivingandasuperfluityofyouth.
    DorisLessingwasborninIran,butgrew Page80Thislineillustratestheheightof
    upinAfrica,whichwaswherethestorywasset. theboysselfexultationandjusthow
    Hermotherwasverystrictandwas muchcontrolhethinkshe'sin.
    obsessedwithraisingaproperdaughter,the
    boyinthestoryismostlikelybasedonDoris
    Inthestorytheboyisstandingovera
    Lessing'sownmotherbecausetheboyisvery
    controlling. cliff,andisshoutingoutattheworld
    MostofDorisLessing'sstorieswerebased abouthowmuchcontrolheisin,and
    onhumanityorastruggletounderstandthe thenhethinks"Thatwaswhathewas,he
    world,thisfitsinwiththestory"ASunriseon sangifhechose;andtheworldhadtoanswer
    theVeld"becausetheboylearnedthatthere himback,"(hemeanstheechoes)page81.Butin
    aresomethingsthathecan'tcontrol,suchas thenextparagraphhehearsapainfilled
    death,hecouldn'talterthedeathofthebuck, screamandhiswholeoutlookonhowmuch
    andthatrealizationworriedhim. controlheisintotallychanges,andfora
    fewminutesherealizesjusthowlittle
    ThisisapictureofSouthernAfrica controloverlifeheactuallyhas.

    Thesubthemewouldbethe
    realizationthathecan'tcontroldeath.
    "He(theboy)hadachoice,hecouldeither
    shootthebuck,orletitdieonitsown."
    Theboydecidednottoshootthebuck
    tobringitoutofhismiserybecausehe
    realizedthatthebuckwouldhavedied
    thisway,ifhehadnthadbeenthere,that
    Allusions in the title thedeathofthisanimalisunalterable,and
    Thetitle"ASunriseontheVeld,"createsan himbeingtheretowitnessitcan'tandwon't
    allusionofagoldensunrisinguponopen changeanything.
    grassland.
    Theauthor'soverallpurposeofthese
    Thepurposeonthestoryisbasedonthe themesistoprovideanideaofjusthow
    boy'srealizationthathecan'tcontrol arrogant,andcontrollingtheboyactuallyis,
    butwhenhehearsthatpainfilledscream,in
    everything,andmostimportantlyhecan't
    asplitsecondheissuddenlytotallyoutof
    controldeath,hecouldn'tstopthedeath
    control,andheknowsit.
    ofthebuck.
    3)PlotSummary
    Formoreinformationonthebiographyof
    DorisLessing,checkouttheWorldBook2001 Theboywakesupeverymorningat4:30
    #12edition(L),page208,inthelibrary. togohuntingforguineafowls
    Hewakesupeverymorningbeforethe
    2)Theme alarmclockringsjusttoprovethathe

    By:Grade9Students 1
    ASunriseontheVeld
    can(thatshowsjusthowmuchcontrolhethinks 4)PersonalEvaluation
    hesin). ThestoryASunriseontheVeld,by
    Hisparentshavenoideahowearlyhe DorisLessingisterrific.Ifoundthatitkeptme
    wakesupinthemorning interestedthewholetime,butitalsokeptme
    challengedbytheincredulouslydifficult
    Healwaysbringshisdogsalongthe
    vocabulary.
    hunt Thisstoryhelpedtoshowmethatwe
    Hebeganrunningthroughthegrassland cantcontroleverythingandthatsome
    butendedupwakinguptheguineafowls, problemsarejustafactoflife,whichcanbea
    andhishuntwasoverbutinsteadofgoing veryhardlessontolearn.
    homehecontinuedrunningthroughthe
    field,Heleaptintotheair,shoutingand Butbesidesthatithadawellsetup
    storylinebecauseit:
    yellingwildunrecognizablenoisespage80
    Mademeaskquestions
    Keptmethinking
    ThereisnothingIcantdo,nothingIcant Andhelpedmelearnalittle
    do.Page80 aboutlife/cultureinAfrica,
    Thislinedefinesthebeginningofthe althoughIdidntreallycarefor
    heightofhisexultation,andafterminute thewayshekeptusingveld
    ofyellingandshoutinginjoyhehearsa andvlei.
    painfilledscreamInthedeepmorning Ialsothoughthattheillustrationofthe
    hushthatheldhisfutureandhispast,wasa duikeronthetitlepagewasabitofanodd
    soundofpain,andrepeatedoverandover picturetoshow,becauseitmadeyouthinkthat
    again;itwasakindofshortenedscream,as thestorywasveryhappy,andcheerful,whenif
    ifsomeone,something,hadnobreathto fact,itwasnt.
    scream.Page81
    Thislineshowsjusthowoutofcontrolof Thisstoryremindedmeofanotherstory
    calledThankyou,MaambyLangston
    thesituationhereallyis,andheknowsit
    Hughe,becauseinasensetheboyinthat
    Theanimalthatwasscreamingturned storythoughtthathewasintotalcontrol
    outtobeabuckwithabrokenleg,with whenhetriedtostealtheladyspurse,whenif
    aswarmofflesheatingantseatingit facttheoppositewastrue.Icanrelatethisstory
    alive. to,ASunriseontheVeldbecausetheboyin
    Theboywatchedthebuckslowlydie, thisstoryalsofindsoutthathecantcontrol
    knowingthattherewasnothingthathe everything
    coulddo,thedeathofthisanimalwas
    Allinallthisisagoodstory,which
    unalterable. reallygetsthemeatmotorrevving.
    Thisrealizationbotheredtheboythe
    deathofthebuck,andthefactthatthere 5)QuestionsandAnswers
    5)QuestionsandAnswers
    wasnothingthathecoulddobothered "Suddenlyitroseinhim."Page80
    himitprovedtohimjusthowlittle
    Q)Whatdoestheauthormeanwhen

    controlheactuallyhasovertheworld.
    shesaysit?


    Theboydecidedtogohome,buthe
    A)Whentheauthorsaysitshe's

    promisedhimselfthattomorrowmorning
    hewouldgotothebush,andthinkabout describingthemultitudeofemotions,
    whathesawtoday. whichtheboyisfeelingallrisingin
    himatonce.

    By:Grade9Students 2
    ASunriseontheVeld
    thathecan'tcontroleveryaspectof
    Q)Wheredoguineafowlsleep?
    lifethatbotheredhimsomuch.

    A)Guineafowlssleepintrees.
    (Guinea 6)QuotableQuotes
    fowlsweretheanimalsthattheboysetoutto "Triumphantlypressingdownthealarmknob
    huntforinthefirstplace) oftheclock."Page78Thisisasignificant
    quotebecauseitdefinesjusthowincontrol
    "Hewascleancrazy,yellingmadwith theboythinksheis.Hewakesupat4:30every
    thejoyofsuperfluityofyouth."Page80 morningjustbeforethealarmclocktoproveit
    Q)Whatisthejoyofsuperfluityof
    tohimselfthathecan.
    "Hewascleancrazy,yellingmadwiththejoy
    youth? oflivingandasuperfluityofyouth."page80
    "Andtheairsmeltlikeachallengewhetherit
    A)Superfluitymeansabundant,soin
    waswarmandsultryatnoon,orasbriskand
    coolasnight."page80
    thissentencetheauthorisdescribing
    "Hefeltsuffering,sickandangry,butalso
    justhowabundantthejoyofyouthis. grimlysatisfiedwithhisnewstoicism."page83
    "Hefeltinhisownlimbsthemyriadswarming
    painofthetwitchinganimal."page82
    Q)Whenthebuckdied,whydoesthe
    Thisisanimportantquotebecauseitproves
    boyfeelrage,misery,andprotest? thattheboyisntastoic.
    "Theluxuryofawarmrestedbody,withthe
    Page82 armsandlegsandfingerswaitinglikesoldiers
    forawordofcommand!Page78
    A)Whenthebuckdieditmadethe

    boyrealizethatifhehadnotcomethe 7)MainFictionElements
    buckstillwouldhavediedlikethat, Theboythinksthatthereisnothingthathe
    andthenhesaidsowhyshouldI cantdo,andwhilehesnotwrongin
    thinkingthattheresnothinghecantdo,he
    interfere?Page82
    iswronginthesensethathephysicallycant
    doeverything.
    Q)Theantsbasicallyatethebuckalive, Therewasnothinghecouldntdo,nothing!
    andkilledit,buthowdidtheygetonthe Page80
    buckinthefirstplace? Theboythinksthatanhourbeforethebuck
    diedithadbeenrunningthroughtheforest,
    A)Thebuckhadbrokenitslegearlier
    unharmed,andanhourlaterithadbeen
    intheday,andthenwanderedintothe eatencleanpickeddowntothebone,when
    anthill. inrealityitprobablytookalotlongerthen
    that.
    Thatmorningperhapsandhourago,thissmall
    Q)Whywouldthedeathofasmall

    animalhadbeensteppingproudandfree
    animalbeathingthatwouldconcern throughthebush,feelingthechillonitshide
    him?He'sgonehuntingplentyoftimes, evenashimhimselfhaddone,exhilaratedbyit.
    sowhywouldthisbotherhimsomuch? Page83
    Theboythinksthathesastoic,when
    A)
    Itwasn'tthedeathoftheanimalthat heactuallyisnt.
    Hewascleancrazy,yellingmadwiththejoy
    botheredtheboy.Itwastherealization
    oflivingandasuperfluityofyouth.Page80

    By:Grade9Students 3
    ASunriseontheVeld
    Thisquotefromthestorydepictstheboys
    emotions,ifhewasastoichewouldnthavefelt
    anyofthoseemotions.
    Ithinkthatthisisthemainfictionelement
    ofthestory,becausethroughoutthewhole
    storytheboythinksthatheisincontrolof
    everything,includinghisemotions,butbythe
    endofthestoryherealizeshesnot.

    8)UnfamiliarWords
    Tostudytheunfamiliarwordslookover
    yourspreadsheet,andthepreviousteststhat
    youhavewritten.

    By:Grade9Students 4

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