An exploration of Scene Four of Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’ | English

Starter quiz

What happens at the end of Scene Three of 'Leave Taking'?

Enid finds out Del has lost her job.

Enid slaps Del after an argument.

Enid finds out her mother has died. ✓

Enid visits Mai, an obeah woman.

Enid and Brod dance together.
In 'Leave Taking', why is Enid particularly proud of her daughter, Viv?

She covers for her sister Del, showing loyalty.

She values her Jamaican roots and cultural identity.

She is on course to go to university. ✓

She is very academic. ✓

She was polite when the Pastor came round.
In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod says he 'dream[s]' of Jamaica. Enid says she doesn't dream about it because England 'is my ______'.

'home' ✓
In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod acknowledges that Jamaica is very poor. He says, 'An why they poor? Because a ______'.

'colonialism' ✓
At the end of Scene Three of 'Leave Taking', Del blames her mother for a specific event in their childhood. What is it?

Migrating from Jamaica to Britain.

Their father leaving. ✓

Becoming friends with Mai, an obeah woman.

Getting a job as a hospital cleaner.
In Scene Three of 'Leave Taking', Viv expresses a desire to go to Jamaica and visit the extended family. Enid doesn't support this saying, 'You don't understand what ______ do to people.'

'poverty' ✓

At the end of Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid says 'I want...I want to go ______'.

'home' ✓
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid opens up to Viv about her family home in Jamaica. What does she say about it?

Her family was very impoverished. ✓

She was brought up by her uncle.

People used to make fun of her family because they were so poor. ✓

Her mother encouraged her to migrate.

Her family struggled to get basic necessities like water, heating and food. ✓
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid talks about the day she left Jamaica. What detail does she reveal?

She migrated with her uncle.

She originally migrated to America.

She and her husband migrated together.

Her mother refused to say goodbye to her. ✓

She found it really easy to leave Jamaica.
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid says she 'wasn't going to let no blasted man breed me up'; she didn't want this because she had '______'.

'plans' ✓
At the end of Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Viv talks about her school work. She seems unhappy that she spends her 'life bent over books that have ______ to do with me.'

'nothing' ✓
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid uses a metaphor to describe what she thinks about love. She says, 'Love has ______.'

'teeth' ✓

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Scene Four explores Enid’s immediate reaction to her mother’s death.
Enid tells Viv about her impoverished upbringing.
Enid explains how her uncle migrating had a huge effect on her.
Enid gives Viv a cheque so that she can be financially stable when she goes to university.
The scene ends with Enid stating that she wants to "go home".

Enid's husband never loved her. They had a terrible relationship.

Whilst there are descriptions of conflict in their relationship, the description of their moving to England shows their initial devotion.

Impoverished - Describes a person or place that has been made poor.
Emigrate - If you emigrate, you relocate from one country to another.
Breed - A verb used for animals: an animal that breeds mates with another animal and produces offspring (children).
Significantly - A synonym for importantly or notably.