... a woman. Paragraph 2 (till line 10) Paragraph 2 finds the woman on the roof sunbathing again but this time she had tied a red scarf around her breasts and wore a brief red bikini pants. Lessing reveals the character of the woman here. She is very bold, totally in control of herself, individualistic, independent and not ... lied to them apparently because "he wanted to keep what he had seen to himself: he had actually caught her in the act of rolling down the little red pants over her hips, till they were no more than a small triangle. She was on her back, fully visible, glistening with...

• Word Count: 4111
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... to be broadcast or expressed means they will all go up in puffs of smoke, and-- "Talk, talk, talk," Maria declares (in English), tucking into a slice of cake. George, one eye trained on Alicia Hunt's swimsuit photo shoot, demands to know what the "unusual event" was that brought her and Tibor together. "Maria's awakening as a woman," says Tibor. Maria disagrees. She ... to return to the city at once. Staying on alone, since they had already paid for the room, Maria decided one morning to go swimming, putting on a new, two-piece red bathing suit. At the beach, in the midst of so many str...

• Word Count: 2888
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School