Questions on Brother Man

1. Some conflicts in Brother Man are:

• between Girlie and Papacita. From the beginning through to the end of the novel we are shown that they were so much in love that they ended up disliking each other causing disharmony between them. Girlie would not give in to Papacita's commands and he would not back down.
• between Brother Man and Bra' Ambo. It was clearly shown that Bra' Ambo disliked Brother Man because he refused to hide his 'things' from the police. From that time onwards, as shown in the novel, Bra' Ambo tried his very best to bring harm to Brother Man.

2. Internal conflict in literature is what conflict which takes place with the character's mind. It a technique used by authors.
External conflict in literature is any conflict in which characters have with each other. It is also a technique used by authors.

3. Three types of irony are:

• Dramatic
• Verbal
• Situational

4. In the book Brother Man irony is played out through Brother Man. In the beginning of the novel Brother Man is seen as a person who is adored by all but as the novel progresses to the end he is ridiculed and beaten and is seen as a bad person.

5.

Pigotts Village

St.Georges 

Antigua

3rd November 2010

Timothy Payne, Managing Editor

Antigua Sun

Coolidge 

St.Johns

Antigua W.I.

Dear Mr. Timothy Payne:

            I am writing to you to inform you of the beating of John Power a.k.a Brother Man for I was an eyewitness. I write with the confidence in you that I will remain anonymous in any publishing that will be done.

The harming of Brother Man, in my view, was not necessary because he had done nothing wrong. The mob was not sure if he (Brother Man), himself performed the violent acts of rape, murder, theft and counterfeiting. They should not have jumped to such fast and harsh conclusions until they listened and heard what he had to say. Let him have a chance to defend himself. After all, he did help many if not all of them be it financially or through his healing at some point.

Personally, my heart goes out to Brother Man and his loved ones. Especially to that poor old lady who tried to shield him from being beaten. She too was punched and kicked in her ribs until she bled and was left in the gutter. He was wrongfully accused and was punished for actions in which he did not commit. However, the mob was certain that because he was a Ras Tafari, he was just as guilty as any other Ras Tafari who commited any wrongful act themselves. Poor Brother Man. After all the good that he done, he received bad in return. The Bible says that you reap whatever you sow, but for Brother Man that was not so. It was like he was a replica of Jesus himself. It is ironic that he was so adored by everyone and because of lies he became one of the most hated person. 

The Ratafarians should be treated just as anyone else. They are humans and should not be seen as predators because of one's actions. The persons from the start did not like the Rastafarians because of their religion. For me, they are just people who wish to express themselves without being judged.  

Thank you for your time. Please be reminded that I would like to remain anonymous when publishing the story. 

Your Respectfully,

Erica Francis