write a note on the title of the story a handful of dates
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All children are delightful because they possess a trait that we have lost - the quality of innocence. Children are ignorant, they lack knowledge because they haven’t experienced the appalling nature of our world. They aren’t aware of death, and believe in illogical fantasies - Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and the boogeyman in the closet. Most children believe they are invincible, and are blinded by the supposed decency of their elders. At one point or another when maturing, every child will have a defining moment where they find out who they truly are as a person. In this shocking realization, the child will also gain awareness into why they are this way, by opening their eyes to the way their elders, the people they admire so much, act and treat others.In “A Handful of Dates,” by tayaeb Salih, a young boy looks up to his grandfather like he is a God. One of the main themes of this story is the undeniable love that the boy has for his grandfather. The boy puts his attachment to his grandfather into words in the quotation, “I loved him and would imagine myself, when I grew to be a man, tall and slender like him, walking along with great strides.” Tayeb Salih’s short story reveals and reminds us of what it is like to be
"A Handful of Dates" is one of his best-acknowledged works.
* It tells the story of a boydepicted as a witness to the greed and ill-natured spirit of his grandfather who has gotten his wealth by craftily observing a neighbour, Masood, who inherited a good deal of land.
*He waited for the moments when Masood was under the greatest financial pressure--and that way, bit by bit over forty years; he took advantage of Masood's property, and gained possession of two thirds of his land.
*The grandfather described Masood as an indolent and a much-married man and thus, held him responsible for all the losses of land and wealth he suffered.
* The author showed the disgust of the boy to his grandfather’s
exploitation of Masood when he spewed up some dates his grandfather had taken over from Masood's land and had given him to eat.
* Though the story was tiny and brief, it did say and exhibit a lot of themes of interest and applicability to people of all cultures and ideologies.
*The fact that the story- along with other stories by Salih- was celebrated and translated into English by Denis Johnson Davies has helped in bringing about the recognition of Salih's skilled literary abilities,
*And has assisted in proving the undisputed importance and utility of translation as a tool to enhance and strengthen ties between peoples and literatures of the world.
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