Auntie Kariema

So I stayed in the kitchen, sitting near the stove, where it warm not really wanting to move or think. But maybe I should have gone into that room , because later , when she was wrapped in white sheets, pressed with camphor and rose petals, and lifted above the men's shoulders ,ready to be taken to the Koebus, I don't know what made me think I could go with them. But I followed the men out the door, and tried to tag along, maybe make myself unnoticed.... because you see, I needed to bury my mother.

And one of the men, a stranger who walked close to the coffin, turned to me and said, 'what are you doing? You know you're not allowed, go back to the house.' But see, I kept on walking , because I needed to bury my mother. I kept walking until my father, his face full of pain, picked me up and carried me to the stoep by our house. I stood there crying , while the women went inside to make pies and tea and sandwiches with their grief.

Auntie Kariema searches for her cigarettes and finding them ,sits down heavily and lights up, drawing deeply.

So this girl,this Arab girl. I suppose I can understand her ... I wanted to walk and she wanted to talk. (David's 53)

Briefly contextualise the extract below, consider how the language that is used in extract shapes Auntie Kariemas identity.Compare her language in this moment with one other moment in the play, and discuss how her character changes through the progression of the play.In what ways does Auntie Kariema change (through exploring her narrative arc) ,how does her language reveal this?