ShelteringSkyvocaaab

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 * Dakar** - Dakar is referenced to when Port and Lyle are talking about where they've visited in Africa. Dakar is described as a "filthy hole." In actual fact, Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, and also major port on the Western coast of Africa.[[image:http://www.otal.com/senegal/dakar.jpg width="160" height="102" caption="This is a picture of the port at Dakar"]]


 * pedantic** - Pedantic is used when describing Lyle's way of expressing himself, as 'objectionably pedantic'. A pedant person is one who is overly concerned with rules, formality and precision. Revealing that Lyle's mannerism's are far too formal and uninspired.


 * Mombasa** - Mombasa is the place in Africa that the characters are currently situated in. Mombasa is a very large city in Kenya, and also simlilar to Dakar, is a major port.


 * Durban** - Durban is a city in South Africa, and is notably the busiest port in Africa. The city is mentioned because Lyle is telling Port that Durban was where he was a "manager of a large import firm."
 * Zulus** - The Zulu is the largest South African ethnic group. During apartheid, the Zulu were classed as third-class citizens, and suffered some of the worst discrimination in South Africa. The ethnic group is mentioned when Lyle is talking about his time working in Durban, and how he was "put in charge of three thousand Zulus". Despite the fact that The Sheltering Sky was written in 1977, when the Zulus supposedly had equal rights, it's clear that this reference implies that they were still somewhat negatively looked down upon.


 * Lagos** - Lagos is a port in Nigeria which combines many populated cities in Nigeria. Lyle reveals to Port that while in Lagos, he "bought a command car".


 * Casamance** - Casamance is an area of Senegal, consisting of a couple of territories. Lyle tells Port that he was one of the first whites ever to gone to the area.


 * Douala** - Douala is the largest city and largest port in Cameroon. Douala is mentioned when Port feels happy about hearing the stories about "the dead bodies in the river at Douala."