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The xala had, over several weeks, become a topic of general conversation. El Hadji had consulted numerous facc-katt healers who had given him various ointments, liquids to drink, and charms. He was also pressed to slit the throat of a red rooster.
The xala reveals El Hadji’s nature most fully. To him, sexual prowess is the essence of life. ... and as word of the xala spreads, El Hadji becomes more and more comical in his inability to deal ...
Section 25 Summary. Modu sat on his usual stool. The beggar approached and asked about what had just happened. Modu told the beggar about how Sereen Mada had cured El Hadji’s impotence problem. But, El Hadji didn’t have the funds to pay the healer. Modu concluded that Sereen Mada was going to restore the curse.
Section 9 Summary. El Hadji sat in his office, fuming about the beggar. He then asked Madame Dioup to call the president of the businessmen’s group. He asked the president to meet him in his office in an hour. Madame Diouf knocked right after he hung up to notify him that Oumi N’Doye was on the phone. She was asking for more money, which El ...
Xala Lesson Plan Discussion of Thought Questions. 1. Why does El Hadji feel like an outsider in Sereen Mada’s community, and how does he cope with his discomfort? What kinds of literary tools does the author use to make us aware of El Hadji’s internal experience in this scene?
Xala Summary. The story begins with a meeting of a group of Senegalese businessmen who celebrate their independence from the colonial powers. One of the men, El Hadji Abdou Kader Beye ("El Hadji"), has invited the others to his wedding party later that day. This wedding is to be his third, earning El Hadji the traditional distinction of ...
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In order to reclaim their dignity, the beggars tell El Hadji that he must strip naked and allow them all to take a turn to spit on him. Only then will their leader take away El Hadji's xala. El Hadji's family pushes back against the crowd, but some members of the crowd force Rama and Adja to submit by beating them.
