Setting: At present in Africa
Conflict: Although Binta's cousin ,Soda, wanted to be educated at school like others, her father never
allowed her to go to school.
Climax: People in a village got together for Soda to go to school, and their hope reached Soda's
father.
Symbol: A Watch made in Switzerland represents status and money, and also represents how the
time changes.
Irony: Soda's father, a head of the family who is supposed to know what is really needed, knew
nothing and was old-fashioned.
Theme: Children, regardless of age and sex, have rights to study and do what they want to do.
Also, adults are not always right and sometimes make mistakes in decision-making, and in
some cases, they have to listen to what children think and say.
