educated and replace the white men. By showing what Livingstone thinks about his country, the author applies the Murphy‟s theory number eight that the author
shows the characterization by giving direct knowledge of what a person is thinking about.
b. Wise
In the story, Livingstone is wise which made Lerionka admire him. Livingstone is a teacher and he teaches in two different places.
After finishing my school at Arusha I went to teach in a place called Makuyuni. I was transferred after one year to another place called
Karatu. I taught at Karatu for another year and I then decided to come back p. 86.
As a teacher, it was his duty to teach children about how important education is and how it will be useful for the future. One of them is Lerionka,
since he once went to school. „You know, he started the conversation, a person starts education when
he is a child. He learns how to put his hand into his mouth and then to sit, stand and at last to walk. Learning continu
es until one sides.‟ „Do you call reading a sort of learning?‟ I was confused.
„Yes indeed. It is learning. It is not the only kind of learning though. If you were lucky enough to go out into towns, you would find that there
are very many kinds of learning ‟ p. 87.
From his speech, states that Livingstone is a wise character. He is wise when he explained to Lerionka how education is important. Since the moment a
child learns to sit, stand, walk and talk that is consider education and it stills continue. Livingstone also explained about the two world they live in. The world
of the tradition and world of the modern, that one can not live without the other. The world of the educated and that of the people at home, your people.
People who are educated will say that you have forgotten your customs, your language and even respect. The only advice I will give you, if you
are going to school is never be proud. Always show people that you are like them. After all, we are not differ
ent, are we?‟p. 93. Livingstone tells Lerinoka that the world they are living in is not so
different. Livingstone‟s advice to Lerionka is that „if you go to school is never be
