Beka also displays a sense of naivete and innocence when she has to deal with apparently, insurmountable tasks. The author, Zee Edgill, presents her heroine Beka Lamb in demanding yet rewarding situations. Indeed, Beka is truly a character worthy of emulation and praise. Beka Lamb is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lamb.
Beka Lamb is the debut novel of Belizean author Zee Edgell. It is the story of both Beka and Belize, an adolescent girl and an adolescent country. Set in Belize in the 1950s, fourteen-year-old Beka struggles with growing pains complicated by the society in which she lives while her country struggles to move from colonialism to independence.
Beka Lamb. Filed Under: Essays Tagged With: Family, happiness. 1 page, 221 words. In chapter seven, Beka recalls the local store owned by Mr Gordillo who always prays for Beka and her family and who makes Beka aware of the sacrifices her parents have made to send her to the private convent school she attends. Unfortunately, she has failed her.
Beka Lamb A fourteen-year-old girl who lives in 1950's Belize. She is dismayed following the death of her best friend. When she gets sent to school, she fails, but not because she's bad at school—she just hasn't been shown the value in her education, and she has serious issues in her personal life that make it hard for her to focus on tasks.
Beka Lamb Beka Lamb Lit 212 African American Culture April 1, 2004 Zee Edgell's Beka Lamb, depicts a story about Beka and her family, living an ordinary life in Belize. This novel illustrates the ethnic threat the Creoles face from the Hispanic population, as they struggle to hold on to their culture and to rise from lower to middle class status.