SECTI

ONC-CHARACTERS&CHARACTERI
SATI
ON

1.
MAYORMOSSI
Hei
stheMay
orofMar
acasmuni
cipal
it
yandt
heheadoft
heMuni
cipal
counci
l
.
Hehandsof fwayofl
eader
shi
pandpav edwayf orasecti
onoft
hecounci
lleader
stol
ookt
he
counci
lofhugesumsofmoneyincor
ruptdeal
ings,br
ingi
nghi
m hi
sevent
ualfal
l.
Hei
s:

i
)Appr
eci
ati
ve/t
hankf
ul/
grat
eful
HethanksNar
ine(Sagr
adaSecondar
ySchoolPri
nci
pal
)andallt
heteachersforthei
rcont
inued
goodwork,
whichhadwontheschoolanout
standi
ngreput
ati
onnat
ionall
y.(Page14)
HethanksInspect
orBembef orthwar
ti
ngRamday
eandhisteam'
sendeav
ourt
omeetand
di
scussthevot
eofconfi
denceinhim,
cl
aimi
ngi
twasaj
obwell
done.
(
Page101)

i
i)
Insi
ncer
e/di
shonest
/fal
se
Hepr etendstobegenui nelyi mpr
essedbyNi coleandthetwostudent
s-Avit
aandmont ano-
whenhei si nreali
ty,di
sturbedbythei nnovat
ion.Heevenpromisestohavet heMunici
pal
councilexplorethepossibil
it
yofmobi l
isi
ngrecourcesi
nsupportofi
nnovat
ionintheschool
s.
(Page14), t
hisisfacade.

i
ii
)Af
rai
d/war
y/pani
cky
/pani
c-st
ruck/
fri
ght
ened
Hef ai
lstolaunchTheSamar i
tanoutoffearofi
tsant
ici
patedinf
luenceont hepubl
ic,cl
aimi
ng
thatasmuni cipalcounci
lleaders,t
heyneedtimetorefl
ectoni t
si mpl
icati
ons(pg15)Hei s
alsoafrai
dt hatthemobi l
eAppmi ghtt
ur nouttobeapl at
formf ormisinfor
mati
on,li
esand
witchhunt
.
Aft
ernumerousallegati
onsofmassi vecorrupt i
oni nvol
vingt hecounci
lleadersareuneart
hed
byTheSamar i
tanandt hemainstr
eam medi a,het ell
stheMuni ci
palcounci
lleadersthatthey
werealli
ndangerofpr osecut
ionandhadt odosomet hingurgentl
y.(Pg30)wi ththemedi a
ampli
fyi
ngtheall
egationsofunparall
eledcorruptionf ur
ther,heconvenesanur gentmeeti
ngt o
di
scussthematter(pg37)
TheMay ori
sfr
ight
ened byI nspect
orBembesdi scl
osur
et o hi
m t hatRamdaye'
steam is
pl
anningamassivepol
it
icalral
lyagai
nsthim.Spri
nginguplikeonest ungbyabeeandpacing
i
ncirclesli
keamadman, hetell
sInspect
orthattheplannedpoli
ticalral
lymustnothappen

1
(
pg101)

i
v)I
gnor
ant
/for
get
ful
Heeasi
ngforget
st henameofthemobil
eAppi
nvent
edbyAl
vi
ta&Mont
anoi
nhi
sspeech
dur
ingt
heschool
'sclosi
ngcer
emony
.(Pg15)

v
)Humor
ous/
Amusi
ng/
Hil
ari
ous
HejokesatAlvi
ta'
svisi
on(i
ntheski
t)aboutanabnor mall
yext endedli
feexpect
ancy,
say i
nghe
wouldespeci
all
ybedel i
ght
edifthemedici
nef orregenerat
inghi sbodycellswasdiscover
ed
t
hattime,f
oritwouldenabl
ehi
mt oli
veforfourhundredandt wentytwomor eyear
s.(pg14)
Heeli
cit
samusementwhenhedescri
bestheunpar
allel
edgr
eedi
nthecouncil
Leader
swhenhe
say
stheyeatt
hewholel
oaftoget
herwit
hthewrappingandwher
epossi
ble,event
hevendor
.
He,again,educeshumourashedescr ibesHonRamday e'sexcessi
venepot ism whenhesay s:
Hisfami l
yisdoi ngal
ltheMunici
palproject
sthatfallunderhi
sdepartment .Hiswife,
daught
ers,
sons,cousi ns,inlawsandoutl awst oo;andIt hinkhisgrandfather.Youmi ghtt hi
nkour
departmentofi nfr
astr
uctur
eistheoff
icialr
esidenceoftheRamday ef amil
y!(Pg.69)
Heal sodescribesHonSeymour'sappearancehumorousl
y:Hedoesnothi
ngot herthsnsell
thoseev i
lthi
ngshedealswith,
pull
shisev i
lgoateeandhi
debehindhi
ssatani
cdar kglasses
threateni
ngeveryoneandev
eryt
hingincl
udinghisownshadow!Thatmancandrivetheoutof
hell!(
Pg70)

He agai n Evokes humour when he t ell

sI nspect
or Bembe t
hat he temporar
ilylost
consciousnesswhenhel ear
nedhi
sdeputy ,SeymourandTedweremobi
lisi
ngcouncil
lor
sand
Elder
ment opassav oteofnoconf
idenceagainsthim.(
Pg38)

v
i)Vi
l
lai
nous/
vil
e/ev
il
Heappear
sthr
il
ledbyTed'
ssi
ckl
ymat
eandsay
shehopeshedi
essoon(
page65)

v
ii
)Super
cil
ious/
proud/
insol
ent
Her emindsNicolet
hatheistheMay oroft hemunici
pali
ty,vot
edbyhundredsofthousandsof
people,di
rectl
yandindi
rect
lyand,
thus,hisdecisi
onssupersedethoseofanyeducati
onoffi
cial
anywhereinthecountry
.(Pg17)He,againtell
sPir
rothathecannotarguewit
hsimpleChairman
oflocalschoolboar
d.
Inhi
sconversi
onwithNicol
eatherschool,
het
ell
shert
hathecannott
alkt
oTedki
ngbecause
heissuchanevilman.(pg65)
Vi
ii
)Di
ver
sionar
y/r
eact
ionar
y/di
str
act
ing
Hedivert
st hesincer
it
yofthei
nfor
mat i
ongivenbyvol
unt
eers,cl
aimingt
hatsomeonehad
spr
eadar umourthathehaddi
ed,joki
ngthatheacci
dent
all
yswallowedawholetoot
hpi
ck
dur
ingthatti
me(pg16)

i
x)Emot
ional
/temper
ament
al
Over
whelmedWi t
hemotionsofanger
,hepoi
ntsatNicolewit
hhiswal
kingsti
ckandor
der
sher
t
owr i
tealet
tert
orel
evantaut
hori
ti
esexpr
essi
ngreservati
osonTheSamarit
an.(
Pg18)
Feel
ingthatNi
colewasusingtheSamari
tanasapol
it
icalt
oo,
heget
sangr
yandt
hrowshi
s
busi
nesscardather,
wit
hitl
andi
ngonhernose(
pg73)

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