MALAYSIAN SHORT STORY A Certain Cry - Cynthia Anthony

A Certain Cry written by Cynthia Anthony is a story of two man hunting for frogs, mainly to highlight on the traditions of rural folks.

THEMES

Customary life of rural folks [customs and traditions]

Sub themes

Preserving the tradition

SETTINGS

·         Place

1.      government quarters

·         Time

1.      dawn and night

2.      In November

·         Community

1.      Rural/customary community

MAIN EVENTS

CHARACTERISATION

CHARACTER	CHARACTERISTICS AND TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
Mick	·         Barbaric and merciless. He would bash the frogs’ head on the concrete and open their underside ·         Good frog hunter. He simply grabbed the frogs and he managed to catch it ·         Impatient as he waits for Jiga to return
Mick’s father	Believes in rituals. Like the sadistic manner of animal slaughter. He thinks that “it is all right because it is our way”
Jiga	·         Merciful. Jiga released the baby frogs back to where they came from ·         Selfless. He saves the author from drowning
Author/ narrator	Good cook. He took over the cooking of frogs. He’s a better cook than Jiga and Mike