Answer THREE questions only.
QUESTION 1
25 marks
Discuss Athol Fugard’s play Sizwe Bansi is Dead as an exploration of the apartheid system in South
Africa. Support your answer by referring closely to the play.
QUESTION 2
25 marks
To what extent is Eugene a hypocrite — espousing religious values on the one hand but, on the other,
being violent and inflexible in his family home? Refer closely to the text to support your answer.
QUESTION 3
25 marks
Kunene's poetry focuses mainly on concepts and values that define the moral and intellectual
consciousness of the African (Zulu) world. It is didactic, stressing communal rather than personal issues.
Discuss the validity of this statement with reference to Kunene’s poems studied in this course.
QUESTION 4
25 marks
What is the symbolic significance of music in Vera’s novel’s, Butterfly Burning? Support your discussion
with evidence from the text.
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