Observing the life and times of a ‘Kaffir Boy’

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Book review

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3 pages

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.doc

Published date :

10/21/2009

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Table of Contents Observing the life and times of a ‘Kaffir Boy’ Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The similarities and differences between South Africa's apartheid and race relations
  3. Part amazement and part rage
  4. Refusal and rejection by authority figures for trivialities
  5. Conversations between Johannes and the police
  6. Johannes' love for reading
  7. Achievements of African Americans in South Africa
  8. The Bantu education
  9. Conclusion
  10. Bibliography

Abstract

Emotion and sensitivity engulf the reader into the world of this powerful memoir that rightfully and adequately portrays the story of a youth coming of age in apartheid South Africa. On all levels the main character in kaffir boy, Johannes was demeaned by whites for being African with a tribal heritage, poor and educated in the Bantu tradition. By his own people Johannes was an outcast because he broke the mold and did what no "kaffir boy" dared to. He played the "white sport" of tennis, studied relentlessly, vetoed gangs and sex, and made white friends amidst the riots of the revolution.

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About the author :

pencil image Shanae C.  
Level :General public Study : Humanities/philosophy School/University : Saint Louis University

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