Questions on Brother Man

Brother Man

Name some conflicts in Brother Man and identify whether they are internal or external conflicts.  (Minette, Brother Man, Papacita, Girlie, Cordelia, Jesmina, Nathaniel)

Conflicts derived from the novel Brother Man are:

Minette- internal- she struggles with her feelings for brother man and wonders if such feelings are wrong, and if revealed to Brother Man will it hinder their relationship.

Brother Man- internal- he is struggling with his faith and ponders if he really is “the chosen one.”

Papacita-external- his abusive behavior toward Girlie and his persistence to free Minette of Brother Man’s trap and win her heart.

Girlie-external and internal-(External) she physically struggles for dominance with her companion Papacita. (Internal) she knows in her mind that such a relationship is unhealthy and would lead to no good she finds herself still in love with him although he is unfaithful.

Cordelia-internal-overwhelmed with grief over her companion arrest and then her son’s sudden illness, her mind becomes defragmented confusing reality with fiction.

Jesmina-internal- she is worried and terrified of her sister, she is also caught between the image of her old sister to the stranger who has now taken her form. Aside from her family she is afraid to give all her love to Shine in fear of repeating her sister’s mistake.

Nathaniel-internal and external-(internal) he refuses to be the caretaker of the child since he sought his companion to be unfaithful. (External) he expresses his frustration of her disloyalty to his companion and his blatant negligence to the child.

Define internal conflict and external conflict.

 Internal conflict is the struggle that occurs within the characters mind. This type of conflict allows the character to come face to face with his or her mixed feelings or emotions.

External conflict is the struggle that occurs between the character and outside forces such as another character, a community or forces of nature.

There are three types of irony list them?

The three types of irony are:

Sarcastic Irony -- refers to a writer making a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the   meaning that the words seem to express. It is also known as Verbal Irony.

Situational irony – refers to accidental events occurring that seem oddly appropriate.

Dramatic irony – refers to a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that a character in the story does not know.

Look at the book Brother Man discuss how irony is played out?

              In the novel Brother Man it is evident that irony played a major role, especially when analyzing the character Papacita. Dramatic Irony presented itself through Papacita’s mannerism.  Every reader is well acquainted with the saying, “What goes around, comes back around,” or even the term “Karma.”  The readers were well aware that Papacita’s abusive, lying and flirtatious behavior would take a turn for the worst. He was so willing to tarnish Brother Man’s Reputation to feed his lust for Minette that he forgot about Girlie whose unconditional love he blatantly disregarded. The readers also know that a person can only take so much before they’re no longer consciously thinking. Situational Irony came in to play when Girlie killed Papacita. Most readers would agree that that was his shortcomings for his cruel treatment in the past and Girlie deserved her revenge