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What do the images associated with this woman tell the reader about the narrators perception of her?

The story entitled Woman from America ' by Bessie Head published in 1966 was about her friendship with an American woman who had married a Botswanan and moved to their village

This woman was considered as an avalanche because her presence in their place was unexpected that resulted to the division of the camp into two those who feel a fascinated love and those who fear a new thing . It was true that if we were new in a territory , we couldn 't everybody living in that area . The same with the situation of

the American woman because there were many people who anticipated that she will leave the vicinity one day but because of her strong determination and firmness to draw herself near to them , she stayed in that place . Although , she was a stranger to their sights , it was usual to her because the woman from the West side of America was mistaken as unfamiliar person of most people The of the woman according to the author was the same with the natural resources that we had . The way she projected her body was like a mountain tree . It means she was so sure of herself and cannot be shaken of whatever circumstances might come ahead of her . Just like a wild and tormented stream were the picture of her hair which meant that she was extremely beautiful and attractive . Although the author couldn 't understand the way she showed her emotion through her eyes still she...

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