Why did Nadine Gordimer include the statue of a lion in ‘the train to Rhodesia’

She admires the wooden lion carving being sold by the native (African), she admires the craftsmanship, the level of detail, the beauty of the statue.

the purpose of a nonfiction text is to give the text a rap up. for example, when i say : frogs are interesting animals is an ending. then when i say: frogs are unique in different ways. that is an intro.