A Sunrise On The Veld

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A Sunrise on the Veld
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In "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing, the protagonist gains a greater consciousness through the exposure of a new reality and truth of which he was not previously aware. It was impossible for them to ignore the new realities, which they both came to understand. The new found awareness was so powerful that it changed each boy’s entire outlook and they both began to see the world through new eyes. The type of initiation both characters had was a distressing journey from innocence to knowledge and experience. The protagonist of A Sunrise On The Veld accepted his experience of initiation . The boy’s attitude was stoical: "...this is how life goes one, by living things dying in anguish." 2 His feelings were of acceptance. In the beginning, the boy felt in control of himself in every way, and came to feel in control of the world in which he lived. This attitude changed completely after his encounter with the dying buck. He accepted the fact that there was nothing he could do to help and that some things were not in his power and were beyond his ability to control. He came to an awareness of his own limitations and accepted the inevitable. The character suffered however and felt anger, but also he was satisfied with what he realized about the cruelty of nature and life. The protagonist was male and young in age. He was overcome and enthusiastic towards his feelings of delight and becomes aware of the negative side to joy. The characters held an appreciation for beauty. The type of beauty the boys appreciated differed. The boy in A Sunrise On The Veld felt a love for nature. Both characters experienced an impatience and eagerness towards their obsessions. The boy in A Sunrise On The Veld was eager to wake up and go into the vast fields of nature. He felt a oneness with nature. They tried to breakdown the boundaries of their isolation. Both passions brought them out of their aloneness and lon...