Sarah Holden 10AT
Essay Question 1
‘The Train from Rhodesia’
Nadine Gordimer
Discuss the theme of exploitation in the story.
Exploitation is a main theme in the story. Some examples of this are the following;
The newly-weds are on a train which runs through Rhodesia. The woman is looking at the souvenirs that are on offer at the train station, this is where she sees a sculpture of a lion that she falls in love with. Most of the exploitation takes place between the husband and the sculptor. But, the first sign of exploitation is actually between the wife and the sculptor, she may not know that she is doing it though.