“To Da-duh, in Memoriam” is a short story showing the change
and developments that have taken place in many parts of the world over the
passage of time and the struggle by Da-duh to accept this reality of change.
This change has occurred over a long period of time and creates a constant
conflict to appear in the story between Da-duh and her granddaughter. It
presents the clash of a grandmother and granddaughter’s two different worlds
through several ways. The narrative technique, setting, style and tone of the
passage and most importantly, the dialogue between the two main characters of
the story gives constant reflection to the conflict and difference which exists
in their lives because of the differing atmospheres they live in. Also, to
present this occurrence of conflict, the main themes of rivalry, slavery,
freedom and modernization are highlighted.
The story has been told from the point of view of a nine
year old girl after she has grown older. She, the granddaughter, remembers her
reactions, attitude and experience at the time when she meets her grandmother,
Da-duh for the first time. Therefore the narrative technique is unique in the
fact that it is from the perception of a child and a first person account is
given. This automatically creates an idea that the narrator is more inclined
and in favour of the modernized world than the natural world of Da-duh as it is
the modern world that she is accustomed to.
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