Chapter 3 - Tindican

After spending a couple of hours with a dear friend called Jenna today I came back to my room and couldn’t wait to continue reading The Dark Child.
I reached chapter 3
And here are some of the significant events that had happened in this chapter;

• Travels to a new culture and place: Tindican the land of his mother and where his mother’s family lives.
• We are introduced to his youngest uncle from his mother’s side of the family.
• the first time we hear of the young brother is when he picks up Camara to take him into the city
• Because Camara was fascinated by the nature and because they took a few rests, it took them a while to get to their destination
• They give Camara a warm welcome to the town of Tindican due to the fact that his grandmother was overjoyed by his presence and therefore she made a festival for her grandson.
• He was greeted with a wonderful reception as he walked in he was given attention, he was also touched and patted gently by his grandmothers friends
• Boys in Tindican looked different than what Camara had looked like; their physical appearance was different than Camara "The City Boy"
• People in Tindican were fascinated by his City Looks
• When the boys went out to play games, they showed respect for one another and they played certain games that got his clothes dirty, therefore leaving Camara worried and not participating
• At one point when the boys were playing, Camara pointed out that he was jealous because the kids that were playing didn’t have to worry about making their clothes dirty but he did.
• Lastly the chapter comes to end when his Uncle Lansana coming back and the family having a feast in honor of his return.

The chapter highlights Camaras mother’s side and how he is different in another area; this also shows a different culture and introduces us to new things about Camaras life.

Also after reading this chapter, I remembered my dear friend Jenna because she comes from two different cultures, America and Kuwait, therefore the idea of merging two cultures and different rituals came into my mind in understanding this chapter more and analyzing it more in my head.

- Aurviour