Imagine a life with no food, no shelter and no family. This is hard because most peoplehave never been without these basic needs. Some people however, find it hard to imagine a lifewith these needs, as in “The Ultimate Safari” by Nadine Gordimer. This story takes place duringcivil war, where the greed of bandits along with the greed of rebels cause conflict which canonly be solved through sharing and co-operation.The greed of the bandits causes many conflicts with the people that are not in the war bytaking away their food, shelter and thus causing illness. The villagers have nothing to eatbecause the bandits have taken it all for themselves. “But the third time they came back therewas nothing to take, no oil, no food, so they burnt the thatch and the roofs of our houses fell in.”(page 120) as Gordimer writes. The people can not eat on their long journey through KrugerPark because although they find food to cook, they must not make a fire as it will draw attentionto themselves. They have no food to take on the trip, so the people find fruit and eat it whichresults in illness, as it is poisonous. The greedy bandits take away the shelter of the villagers byburning their houses. This means the people must go to find food and shelter elsewhere. Thepeople must walk farther due to bandits on the lookout for them near the fence, which meansmore nights spent in the animal-filled park without any shelter to stay in. Having no shelter inthe park creates a safety risk to the people, for there are hungry lions surrounding them. Sickness is inflicted upon the people by the bandits stealing their food and taking away theirshelter. Being cold and hungry can cause a serious sickness to the people. The bandits are notthe only people who conflict with the people, the rebels also inflict a great deal of problems.-2-The rebels are greedy in that they escalate the conflict for the people, they causeconsequences to th...
