Setting
Time : After apartheid era
Place: Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg,South Africa
Plot
Mrs Nebo was the wife of the new Foreign Affairs Minister Mr.Nebo in the new government to be established after the passing of the apartheid era. She expects everyone to treat her as important and behaves as if she was superior to everyone else in the plaza. She wanted to buy the Silk Scarf but the money was not enough instead she wanted to use the cheque and Mr Sakur tells her he does not accept cheques. She becomes more and more insistent that she should have the scarf. She was also quick to be judgmental and accuses Mr Sakur first of being drunk and then of being a fundamentalist. Mr Sakur deals strictly in cash and the signs in his shop for customer to be aware of thr rules. He was not going to change his principles because Mrs Nebo is important or rich. He does not accept cheques from anyone. Mrs Nebo and her friend Magret insist but Mr.Sakur follow his rule at the shop.Mrs Nebo and her friend Margaret, uses the argument that her friend lives in Houghton, has a husband in the new government as a Foreign Affairs Minister and has come in a Mercedes Benz. Mr Sader has inteven into the matter to convince Mr.Sakur to accept the cheque but the shopkeeper refuse. Mr.Sader fears that the power of the government will impact on the lives of the people in the Plaza, as he remembers the previous government officials pushing them out of pageview and smashing their shops. He tries to persuade the other shopkeepers that it was not worth offending people in power.. One of the men suggested calling in the gangster Akbar to do some threatening of their own but the shopkeeper refuse. later they plan to buy a scarf and give to Mrs.Nebo as a gift. They bought a scarf and give to Mrs.Nebo as a gift. She smiled happpily after receiving the gift but before she leave the shop, she turned to Mr.Sakur and said:" As for people like you there will be no place fot them in the new democratic South Africa.
Describe the main Charater
Mrs Nebo was the wife of the new Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Nebo in the new government.He was a very rich woman and want to abuse people.She always wanted to be seen as a superior.She was judgemental. She was medium height, with heavy side and smooth skinned complexion. Mrs. Nebo was rich, as they have luxurious cars and their house was situated in expensive location Houghton. Mrs. Nebo have exaggerated sense of self importance, rude and too officious. Margaret was the friend of Mrs. Nebo, slight with lovely smile and teeth.
