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    related to Africa in a little book. These stories for the most part are talking about issues in life and particularly in Africa. The stories that we will use here are therefore related to South Africa. Theses stories are the bridegroom written by Nadine Gordimer‚ the coffee cart girl written by Ezekiel Mphalele and reflections in a cell put together by Mafika Gwala. All these stories are all reflecting one common thing‚ the conditions of life of black people in South Africa. The stories generally reflect

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    May 3‚ 2011 British Literature II Defining Literary Techniques of 20th Century English Literature During the 20th Century‚ much advancement and change occurred throughout English Literature. All of the works we studied from this period were heavily influenced by current events in the world. The writers all examined the world around them and tried to express it through their writings. The three things that weave a common thread throughout all 20th Century English Literature are global warfare

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    This short story‚ by Nadine Gordimer‚ overall‚ speaks on the deep-seethed racial tension that influenced the individuals in this story. In essence it is about a presumably white woman being mugged by an equally presumable black male (Gordimer is from South Africa and frequently wrote about racial tension). The tension in this story is so saturating that it even manages to conquer the language‚ imagery‚ and actions of the two people involved. The first paragraph reads‚ “It was a cool grey morning

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    the underlying idea concrete. That’s how theme is created. In other words‚ the theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story. (Clugston‚ 2010) This paper will compare and contrast the theme of the stories Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer and The Welcome Table by Alice Walker. The first story which is Country Lovers which is about a boy named Paulus Eysendyck‚ who is a white farmer’s son‚ and Thebedi‚ the black daughter of one of the farm workers. As children‚ Paulus and Thebedi

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    Final Paper Rough Draft 1 1. Final Paper Rough Draft You need a header on every page‚ and a page number on the top right of every page. [Guillermo Ruvalcaba (TA)] Lakerria Smith ENG125: Introduction to Literature Rebecca Morrin January 21‚ 2013 Race / Ethnicity First my race is black. I don’t have a race or a culture. These statements are common examples of how many people view their race and identity. Even though many are unsure or unaware of what it really means to have a culture‚ we

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    Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Loretta Crosson In the short story Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer is discuss the Apartheid in South Africa where two young people fell in love. This was a forbidden love. The black woman Thebedi‚ and Paulus the son of her white masters took a chance on love and engaged in a sexual relationship which lead to Thebedi getting pregnant. Paulus then leave for veterinary college not knowing that Thebedi

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    The first thing that captured my interest about the story “Country Lovers”‚ by Nadine Gordimer was the first line. “Right from the opening sentence it is clear that this will be a story about inter–racial relationships.” ( Claxton‚ 2010). This sentence caught my attention because it gave me mixed emotions‚ first of hoping that this forbidden love would have a happy ending‚ and also a sense of foreboding that this would not be the case due to the inter-racial theme and the setting of the story.

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    What Makes a Good Short Story and How Successful is R.K. Narayan in Portraying the Character of Swami in the Short Story ‘A Hero’? Nadine Gordimer – ‘Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing we can be sure of – the present moment.’ This is a quote from short story writer Nadine Gordimer; referring to how the art of short story writing is to get straight to the point and write everything as it is. This is an art and those who cannot perfect it should

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    Like to Be a Black Girl I concluded that they were using the same theme like race or ethnicity. The short story and poem were briefly explained‚ and the two literary works were based on a black female. The short story Country Lovers written by Nadine Gordimer in 1975 happened on a South African farm‚ I found this story to be very heartfelt; about true love between Thebedi and Paulus. Thebedi was a black girl who worked on a farm‚ and Paulus was a young white boy in South Africa. Paulus was the son

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    Race and ethnicity 2 The theme is the central point of a story that tells what the story is about. I will compare and contrast two works of Nadine Gordminer and Aurora Morales. This is in the category of race and ethnicity. Country Lovers that was written in 1975 is a story of a love that was prohibited between a black woman—Thebedi and Paulus‚ the son of her white masters. It

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