Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
"I am a champion"
I will not give up
I will not back down
I will not quit
I will not walk away
But you know what I will do
I will go harder
I will train harder
I will try harder
I will compete harder
And you know what else I will do...
I will succeed
I will achieve
I will be the best
I will be victorious
You wanna know why
Because I am a champion.....
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cry, the beloved country
Well out of the questions I will be attacking the question I think reached out for me to answer, which is " What is Paton's most prominent theme at this point in the novel ? " I think Paton's most prominent theme at this point in the novel is injustice and Inequality. Out of all the themes in this book i believe this is Paton's most important one.
Kumalo’s search for his son takes place against the backdrop of very big social inequalities, which, if not directly responsible for Absolom's troubles. Because black South Africans are allowed to own only limited quantities of land, the natural resources of these areas are sorely taxed. The soil of Ndotsheni turns on its inhabitants—exhausted by over-planting and over-grazing, the land becomes sharp and hostile. For this reason, most young people leave the villages to seek work in the cities. Both Gertrude and Absalom find themselves caught up in this wave of emigration, but the economic lure of Johannesburg leads to danger. Facing limited opportunities and disconnected from their family and tribal traditions, both Gertrude and Absalom turn to crime.
Gertrude’s and Absalom’s stories occur alot in Johannesburg, and the result is a city with slum neighborhoods and black gangs that direct their wrath against whites. In search of quick riches, the poor burglarize white homes and terrorize their occupants. The white population then becomes paranoid, and the little sympathy they do have for problems such as poor mine conditions disappears. Blacks find themselves subjected to even more injustice, and the cycle spirals downward. Both sides explain their actions as responses to violence from the other side. Absalom’s lawyer, for instance, claims that Absalom is society’s victim, and white homeowners gather government troops to counter what they see as a rising menace. There is precious little understanding on either side, and it seems that the cycle of inequality and injustice will go on endlessly.
Kumalo’s search for his son takes place against the backdrop of very big social inequalities, which, if not directly responsible for Absolom's troubles. Because black South Africans are allowed to own only limited quantities of land, the natural resources of these areas are sorely taxed. The soil of Ndotsheni turns on its inhabitants—exhausted by over-planting and over-grazing, the land becomes sharp and hostile. For this reason, most young people leave the villages to seek work in the cities. Both Gertrude and Absalom find themselves caught up in this wave of emigration, but the economic lure of Johannesburg leads to danger. Facing limited opportunities and disconnected from their family and tribal traditions, both Gertrude and Absalom turn to crime.
Gertrude’s and Absalom’s stories occur alot in Johannesburg, and the result is a city with slum neighborhoods and black gangs that direct their wrath against whites. In search of quick riches, the poor burglarize white homes and terrorize their occupants. The white population then becomes paranoid, and the little sympathy they do have for problems such as poor mine conditions disappears. Blacks find themselves subjected to even more injustice, and the cycle spirals downward. Both sides explain their actions as responses to violence from the other side. Absalom’s lawyer, for instance, claims that Absalom is society’s victim, and white homeowners gather government troops to counter what they see as a rising menace. There is precious little understanding on either side, and it seems that the cycle of inequality and injustice will go on endlessly.
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