Lien Chapter Guide Part Two
Lien Chapter Guide Part Two
Please bear in mind that this guide does not contain all the information that you need to know from
Lien; it is intended as a quick reference guide.
23 – Die welcome-home-Mammie-ding
Hein asks Lien to go the Matric Dance with him; Hein vra Lien na die Matriekafskeid. Christien comes
home; ma kom terug huis toe.
25 – Halfprys is halfprys
Lien, Roos, Tibbey and Magriet go to Spar for half-price baked beans and cause a scene. It turns out
the special is on at Checkers, not Spar. Halfprys gebakteboontjies by Checker nie Spar nie. Sproet
comes back.
Christien no longer works at the Department of Home Affairs; Christien werk nie meer by
Departement van Binndelandse Sake. Christien drinks again, Lien drinks with her; Lien drink saam.
Christien goes back to rehab; ma gaan terug kliniek toe.
The town clown is Christiaan, the class leader. Lien begs during school hours; Lien bedel gedurende
skoolure. She writes a letter “from her mother” and gives it to Christiaan to excuse herself from
school; sy tik ‘n brief ‘van haar ma’ en gee dit vir Christiaan die klasleier.
Tibbey gets hit by a car; hy word raakgery. Sproet (Gordon) takes Lien to his flat and touches her;
Sproet vat Lien na syy woonstel toe en vataan Lien.
Dirkie phones hospitals in search of Tibbey; Dirkie bel hospitale opsoek na Tibbey. Lien misses her
mother and sends an SMS; Lien verlang na haar ma – stuur SMS.
30 – Die Grafsteensangers
We discover that Tibbey has lost his legs; Tibbey se bene is af.
Hein shows Lien his sketches of Tibbey’s little car; Hein wys Lien sy tekeninge van Tibbey se karretjie.
The title refers to the quote Hein gives Lien for Tibbey’s car; verwys na Hein se kwotasie. Lien visits
Tibbey in hospital; sy besoek vir Tibbey in hospitaal.
Lien gets Tibbey the room at the bowling club; Lien kry vir Tibbey die kamer by die rolbalklub.
Donovan wants Lien to come back to Creations; Donovan wil hê sy moet weer kom werk by
Creations. Lien says no. Johnny gives Lien R102.49 for the car for Tibbey; Johnny gee vir Lien R102.49
vir Tibbey se karretjie.
Tibbey gets his car; Tibbey kry sy karretjie. Lien goes to the rehab to visit her mother but turns
around and walks away; Lien gaan kliniek toe maar draai om en stap weg.
Tibbey wakes up and is cheerful again; Tibbey ontwaak en is weer vrolik. Miemie shows Lien her
tattoo of a broom; Miemie wys vir Lien haar tatoeërmerk van ‘n besem.
Lien bunks school to beg; Lien draai stokkies om te bedel. Kuifie sees her and forces her to get into
his car; Kuifie sien haar en dwing hair om in te klim. He offers her the church’s money; hy bied die
kerk se geld aan. Lien discovers Braam watching old videos; Lien ontdek vir Braam wat ou video’s
kyk. Lien accepts the job at Creations and stops begging; Lien aanvaar die werk by Creations en hou
op met bedel.
Lien enjoys her work at Creations; Lien werk lekker by Creations. She visits Tibbey and Roos; sy gaan
kuier vir Tibbey en Roos.
Lien visits her mother at the clinic; Lien kuier vir haar ma in die kliniek.
Lien goes to jail to visit her father; Lien gaan tronk toe om vir haar pa te kuier.
41 – ‘n Bietjie kultuur
The night of the play; die aand van di toneelstuk. Christien plays the piano; ma speel die klavier. Lien
is invited out by her friends; Lien word uitgenooi saam met vriende.
Naspel
Shows Lien’s family in the future; Lien se gesin in die toekoms. Ma, Pa, Braam, Lien and Hein on
holiday in the Cape; met vakansie in die Kaap. Lien is studying Drama at the University of Pretoria;
Lien swot Drama op Tukkies.