A Passage to Africa

• What is the title of the passage discussed?

  Passage to Africa
• What does the title "Passage to Africa" suggest?

  It could mean a journey or dedication
• How does the passage end, according to the author?

  It suggests a dedication to Africa
• What type of writing is Anna Gaea's work?

  Autobiographical writing
• What does autobiographical writing typically include?

  Anecdotes that are personal and reflective
• What imagery is presented in the passage regarding the faces seen by the author?

  Hungry, lean, scared, and betrayed faces
• What does the final adjective "betrayed" suggest about the author's feelings?

  It links to guilt about the developing world
• What does the author imply by remembering only one face out of a thousand?

  It suggests apathy towards other faces
• How does the author describe the village he visits?

  As a ghost village, emphasizing isolation
• What literary device does the author use to describe the village's isolation?

  Hyperbole and a long list of instructions
• What does the simile "like a ghost village" suggest about the village?

  It suggests a soulless and depressing place
• How does the author characterize journalists in the passage?

  As ghoulish, feeding off death
• What does the phrase "the search for the shocking is like the craving for a drug" imply?

  It emphasizes desensitization and greed for images
• What does the author mean by "old stuff" in relation to media coverage?

  It reflects how media dehumanizes subjects
• How does the author contrast Western experiences with those in the developing world?

  By highlighting comfort versus suffering
• What does the phrase "terminal notice" imply about the children's condition?

  They are nearing death from illness
• How old were Amina's daughters?

  10 years old and 9 years old
• What does the author mean by "half-life" in relation to the children?

  They are in a state of living death
• What does the phrase "vision of famine away from the headlines" suggest?

  It highlights unnoticed suffering
• What does the author describe about the old woman in the hut?

  She was abandoned and decaying
• How does the author appeal to the senses when describing the old woman?

  Through smell and visual imagery
• What does the phrase "gentle V shape of the boomerang" imply?

  It contrasts violence with her injury
• What does the repetition of "rotting" emphasize in the passage?

  It highlights the dehumanization of victims
• What is the significance of the one face the author will never forget?

  It emphasizes the importance of individual suffering
• How does the author describe his reaction to the suffering he witnesses?

  As a mixture of pity and revulsion
• What taboo does the author mention regarding media reporting?

  Reporting the degeneration of the human body
• What does the phrase "clammy palm of a mother" evoke?

  It evokes discomfort and desperation
• What was the author's reaction to the people he met that day?

  A mixture of pity and revulsion
• Why does the author repeat the word "revulsion"?

  To emphasize his honest feelings
• What does the author describe as a taboo in media reporting?

  The degeneration of the human body
• What does being in a feeding center entail according to the author?

  Hearing and smelling bodily excretions
• How does the author feel after holding the hand of a mother in the feeding center?

  He feels ashamed and wants to clean himself
• What does the author suggest about the dignity of the victims in the feeding center?

  They aspire to dignity despite despair
• What does the old woman do to cover her body?

  She uses a soiled cloth
• What does the author imply about the smile he witnessed?

  It moved him beyond pity or revulsion
• How does the author describe the relationship between journalists and their subjects?

  Journalists are active, subjects are passive
• What realization does the author have about the smile's significance?

  It reflects deeper social inequalities
• What does the author resolve to do after reflecting on the smile?

  To write about the man's experience
• What does the author regret about his encounter with the man?

  Not knowing the man's name
• How does the author describe the nature of journalism?

  Facts are easy; context is harder