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Beka Lamb
Published in 1982, Beka Lamb was a debut novel of Belizean writer Zee Edgell. It was part of the Heinemann Caribbean Writers Series and had won the Fawcett Society Book Prize in 1983. The novel deals with racial prejudice, social insecurity and the rule of the consecutive church.
178 Questions
What is the love and family relationship in kestrel for a knave and Beka Lamb?
the mother n dauther loving relationship
What caused granny straker's death in the novel Beka Lamb?
In "Beka Lamb" no cause of death is given of why or what Granny Straker died of. One can only imagine, since this was Beka's mother's grandmother, that the cause may have just been natural causes and she had in face simply died of old age.
Why did Bill Lamb cut down Beka's tree in 'Beka Lamb'?
In "Beka Lamb," Bill Lamb cuts down Beka's tree as a symbolic act of asserting control and demonstrating his disdain for the past and its ties to tradition. The tree, which represents Beka's childhood and innocence, is removed to signify the conflicts between generations and the pressures of modernization. Bill's action reflects his desire to redefine the landscape and to challenge the values of the older generation, highlighting themes of change and loss in the story.
