A "shabine" is a light-skinned, black person. Basically someone of Negro roots who has light/white skin. However not to be mistaken with an albino.
Shabine means a light skinned woman or a Spanish Rose
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the conflict was where justine was being teased and treated poorly by society itself, by not letting her fit in anywhere
Summary of Shabine The story opens with Justine the main female character is telling the narrator to come looked at me you want to see me good. I am going to stand and the light so you can see me better. As Justine walked towards the narrator he describes how she looks he also says how he felt when he saw her. Then he continues to describe her physically and emotionally by a flashback he begins to tell us about some boys who would stand at the other side of the street and taunt her by singing a chant that they made up about her life. He tells us about Justine's two sons, gold and silver. The narrator gives a description of the both boys and also tells us how they would fight for they mother even though they were quite young, their mother would hug them fiercely on seeing this showing her motherly qualities. After this is a short history about Justine which begins where she grew up and lived, at No. 30 Riverside Road. Her mother was Madame Cazaubon's maid and they both lived in the servants' quarters which were two rooms in the yard. At seventeen Justine's mother died everyone said that it was because of too much rum and grief. The grief was caused by Misié Cazaubon because he was Justine father but he never acknowledges the fact nor sent her to Convent school. Instead he allowed Madame Cazaubon to treat Justine as her maid also but Justine mother never allowed this she used to get very angry and tell Madame Cazaubon that "don talk to her like dat. She not your maid, yu hear?" And Madame Cazaubon would answer her by telling her that "well! And who do you think you're talking to? This is my house, don't you forget that. And you'll never replace me here, slut!" then she would walk off and mutter to herself while she waited for Misié Cazaubon to come home. When Misié Cazaubon reached home she would criticise him of brining shame, trials and tribulation into their home making her the subject of gossip and ridicule among the neighbours on Riverside Road. To get away from her whines he would gobble his food and go in his room. This brings us to the end of Justine's history and this also tells us about her mixed parentage. The narrator now tells us about himself and how he learnt about the Shabine, whom always fascinated him. He also shares how he would walk along the river wall to the Cazaubon's back yard and leave a paradise plum on the gate post. This tells us how he was in love with Justine and what he would do to see her happy even though his grandmother whom lived next door to the Cazaubon's house warned him about enticing the Shabine. After this the narrator brings us back to the present where he is standing with Justine under the lamp .She asks him if he sees her and if he wants to come and kiss her too? Which he response to by staying silent then Justine walks back to her room. Leaving him thinking about what it could have been like between Justine and him if things were different maybe there might have been a lot of copper.
The word "shabine" belongs to Jamaican Patois, a creole language spoken in Jamaica. It is a term used to describe a person of mixed-race heritage, particularly one with light skin.
The story of Shabine took place on an island in the Caribbean.
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"Shabine" is a poem by Derek Walcott, a poet from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. The poem reflects themes of mixed heritage, identity, and cultural complexity in the Caribbean region.
The term "Shabine" is a Jamaican Creole term that refers to someone of mixed racial ancestry, specifically of European and African descent. In the context of the story "Shabine" by Olive Senior, the title signifies the protagonist's struggle to navigate her identity and sense of belonging in a society that often marginalizes those who are of mixed heritage.
Riverside Road neighborhood in St.Lucia.
In the story "Shabine" by Hazel Simmons-McDonald, Justene's father is Lindo, a mixed-race man. Justene is a product of Lindo's relationship with a black woman, and she struggles with her identity as a result of her heritage.
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Shabine Shortstory : Quote the song on English that was uncocted about
she was neglected by her father and that played a huge part on who she is now and the way that she behaves
The settings of the story "Shabine" by Hazel Simmons-McDonald are primarily in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The story explores themes of race, identity, and cultural heritage in a post-colonial society. The rural village setting provides a backdrop for the characters to grapple with issues of belonging and acceptance.