The story explores themes of class division, prejudice, and hypocrisy. It shows how racial prejudice can cause divisions in society and potentially lead to fatal riots. It also illustrates how people might act hypocritically to try to fit in with higher social classes. The family in the story feels insecure due to unknown rumors, leading them to want to build higher walls.

1. Message of the story &
How it is expressed
TSL 082
INTRODUCTORY LITERATURE
By:
Anis Yasmin Bt Azhar
Noradibah Binti Mohamad Sarbini
Sarah binti Ahmad Zamri
Naquiah Khesa binti Ahmad

2. “ONCE UPON A TIME”
BY:
NADINE GORDIMER

3. Class division between ethnicity
cause racial prejudice and may
proved to be fatal.
 PREJUDICE
“There were riots, but these were
outside the city, where people of
another color were quartered.”

4. The willingness to do anything
including hypocrisy to fit in with the
higher rank of society.
 HYPOCRISY
“She sent the trusted housemaid out
with bread and tea, but the trusted
housemaid said these were loafers and
tsotsis, who would come and tied her up
and shut her in a cupboard.”

5. The insecure feeling of the family
due to the unknown rumours that
may or not be true.
 PARANOIA
“You are right, said the wife,
then the wall should be higher.”

6. “PARSON’S PLEASURE”
BY:
ROALD DAHL

7.  THINK AND ACT
SMART
ALWAYS THINK SMARTLY AND ACT WISELY
WHEN FACING ANY KINDS OF SITUATIONS
IN OUR LIVES
“MR. BOGGIS GO TO COUNTRYSIDE
REGARDING TO HIS ANTIQUE BUSINESS.
IN ORDER TO FULFIL HIS DESIRE TO GET
SOME VALUABLE SUPPLIES OF ANTIQUE
FURNITURE, HE IS WILLING TO
DISGUISE AS A PARSON AS COUNTRY’S
PEOPLE NEVER HAVE DOUBT IN CHURCH
PEOPLE.”

8.  SOCIABLE
SHOULD BECOME SOCIABLE WITH
EVERYONE AROUND US SO THAT WE CAN
COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH OTHERS
“MR. BOGGIS HIMSELF IS SOCIABLE AND
COULD SUIT WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF
PEOPLE. HE IS ALSO A SWEET-TALKER
WHEN BUYING OR SELLING HIS
ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND CAN EVEN
SWITCH INTO WHICHEVER MOOD SUIT
HIS CLIENTS BEST.”

9.  HONESTY
TO BE HONEST AND NOT TO LIE TO OTHERS
IN LIFE
“MR. BOGGIS DISGUISES AS A PARSON
BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT THE
COUNTRY PEOPLE ALWAYS RESPECT AND
BELIEVE IN PARSON. BY DOING THAT,
MR. BOGGIS IS ABLE TO PERFORM HIS
MISSION TO DECEIVE THEM TO SELL
THEIR FURNITURE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN
THE STOCK OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE
FOR HIS CLIENTS.”

10. ~THE END~