Story
What is the main characters name?
Shakespeare McNab
When was the story written?
In the 90's
She's not only a writer but an ___?
She's an actress
How is she described?
Wearing a dress that hides her cows hoof, a large brimmed hat, and smells like a mixture of perfume and decay
What are the lessons of Anancy?
The lessons of Anancy are social, ethical, and moral and are the core of what must be learned about society and people in general
Which folklore mythology is used within the story?
Anancy and La Diablesse
What happened during the elections in 1968?
Assassination of journalist Bernand Drake and historian Walter Rodney.
What's her Ethnicity?
She's Half White and Guyanese
How she was created?
She was born human but due to her vanity she made deals with the devil, giving him her soul for eternal youth becoming a demon.
What type of god is Anacy considered?
Anancy is the god of knowledge and stories
What does the story criticize?
Political/Goverment Corruption
Who was the relevant politician during this time?
Cheddi Jagan
Where does Pauline melville spend most of her life?
London
Who does she target?
she targets MEN specifically those who are abusive, unfaithful, mean, drunk, or rude. she looks for the worst man and deals with him accordingly
What other form can Anancy take?
Human/Shapeshifter
Why was Shakespeare McNab summoned to the Ministry of Home Affairs?
Because of the Anancy Podcast and what it represented
What forces involved themselves in guyanese politics?
The cia after Ronald Reagans failure (bay of pigs)
Awards won by Pauline Melville?
Guardian Fiction Prize, the Macmillan Silver Pen Award, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Guyana Prize for Literature.
What does she due to her victims?
She casted a love spell and lured them alone to kill them.
Despite being a trickster how is Anancy perceived?
Anancy's actions often carry him as the hero due to his ability to transform his apparent weaknesses into virtues.
What kind of leader is shown due to Vice-President behavior? (ex. physical abuse)
The Vice-President is an authoritarian leader
What does the PNC historically associate themselves with
Afro-guyanese
How Does Pauline use her white privilege?
Pauline uses her white privilege to bring awareness to the unstable guyanese government and sheds light on all the corruption of the island.
How do you protect yourself from her?
To break the spell you can put your clothes inside out and walk home backwards
check the woman's leg for a hoof
keeping a friend close by to interrupt the spell
What did Anancy do with the power of knowledge?
At first he tried to keep all the knowledge to himself, then he realized how silly that was and began to spread his knowledge to everyone.