Tsotsi is the approved contemporary novel for Home Language Grade 11. This edition has been specially prepared for schools. It contains:. An introduction and activities. Analysis of the novel. Assessment. Sample tasks and exam questions. Vocabulary and enrichment. The novel Tsotsi, by Athol Fugard, is a story of redemption and reconciliation, facing the past, and confronts the core elements of human nature. Free wonder four slots. The character going through this journey, who the novel is named after, is a young man who is part of the lowest level of society in. The novel Tsotsi, by Athol Fugard, is a story of redemption and reconciliation, facing the past, and confronts the core elements of human nature. The character going through this journey, who the novel is named after, is a young man who is part of the lowest level of society in a poor shanty town in South Africa.

The novel Tsotsi, by Athol Fugard, is a story of redemption and reconciliation, facing the past, and confronts the core elements of human nature. The character going through this journey, who the novel is named after, is a young man who is part of the lowest level of society in a poor shanty town in South Africa. Tsotsi is a thug, someone who kills for money and suffers no remorse. But he starts changing when circumstance finds him in possession of a baby, which acts as a catalyst in his life. A chain of events leads him to regain memories of his childhood and discover why he is the way he is. The novel sets parameters of being “human” and brings these to the consideration of the reader. The reader’s limits of redemption are challenged as…show more content…
It is from this inhumane being that the novel begins the story of change.
At the start of the novel Tsotsi knows very little about himself and endeavours to keep it that way. It is a rule of his to not think about his past or raise any questions about it. “His second rule which operated then on through every other moment of the day was never to disturb his inward darkness with the light of a thought about himself or the attempt at a memory” (36). This is because he doesn’t know the answers to questions about his past and instinctually fears memories, the reason of which is revealed later. But it is Boston, a member of his gang who is the one to raise questions, which initiates a thought process. He became conscious of the fact that he does not know very much about himself. It is in this mind state that he discovers a catalyst in his life.
By chance Tsotsi is given a baby. The effect that this baby has on him is life changing, because rather than abandoning it he cares for it. This involves him learning to look after it, against everything that he previously knew about himself and at the risk of his reputation. He doesn’t know at first why he cares for it but gradually learns. The baby evokes unknown feelings in Tsotsi, but more importantly it brings forth the memory of a yellow bitch. This memory has a powerful effect on Tsotsi and for once he found that “he was curious” (59) about his

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Synopsis: Athol Fugard is renowned for his relentless explorations of personal and political survival in apartheid South Africa--which include his now classic plays Master Harold and the Boys and The Blood Knot. Fugard has written a single novel, Tsotsi (later made into a feature film). Set amid the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, the novel traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. When we meet Tsotsi, he is a man without a name (tsotsi is Afrikaans for 'hoodlum') who has repressed his past and now exists only to stage and execute vicious crimes. When he inadvertently kidnaps a baby, Tsotsi is confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, and this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.

Copyright:: 2006

Book Details

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 232 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780802142689
Publisher:: Grove Press
Date of Addition:: 01/18/19
Copyrighted By:: Athol Fugard
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Christina Eliopoulos
Proofread By:: Beverly Cory
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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