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World Literature- South Africa
Group PresentationSoweto Green
Group members:GraceJoeSharonStella
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Outline•Introduce “Soweto Green” Background information Plot Characters Humor•Three main problems Culture Marriage Construction •Conclusion•Works Cited
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Sharon
Introduction
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Nelson Mandela • Born on July 18, 1918• Join in the African National
Congress in 1944• Arrested in 1962, released on
Feb. 11, 1990• 1993 won the Nobel prize• 1994 won the presidency.
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Background Information
•Director: David Lister
•Year of Publication: 1995
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Social background
•The regime of Nelson Mandela
•Post-apartheid
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Plot summary
•Professor Curtis Tshabalala and his wife, Cora, went back to Soweto.
•Adrian Fluit went to South African with his black girl friend, Thandeka.
•Adrian introduced Tshabalala to his family.
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Main CharactersDr. Curtis Tashabalala Cora
Looksmart
Vossie Fluit Amada Fluit
Adrian Fluit Thandeka Amelia
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The use of humor
•Name-play
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Stella
Problem 1 Culture
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Tourist attraction • (04:44~05:58)• South Africa as a
destination • Nelson Mandela• Looksmart gains
money from tourists
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Robbery scene• (08:24~08:34)• Cora: “we are black!
You can’t rob us.” • (08:40~ 09:20)• Gun fights scene • Gun control issue.
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Culture shock• (11:57~ 12:32)• Cora’s reaction • (15:30~15:37)• Cora fainted• (15:40~ 15:49):
comparison• Fluits drink wine• (16:37~ 17:40)• Cora’s disgust
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Media• (18:01~19:21)• Cora: “What was that
on TV? A movie?”• People’s ideas toward
South Africa are from mass media.
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Dinner time• (31:23~31:56)• Cake: South Africa’s
flag• (34:21~34:56)• Assumption of unable
to speak English• Stereotype?
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Dinner time• (36:42~37:45)• Wordplay: “Shit!”• Most important
ingredient • “Cow shit, chicken
shit, bird shit, baby poopoo.”
• Soweto: brown green
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Dinner time• (38:43~39:30)• Vossie Fluit: First feel
uncomfortable meeting black friends of Adrian Fluit. Then, after knowing Dr. Tashabalala’s acquaintance with vice president. He becomes friendly.
• Wordplay: “Have some wine! Help yourself with my wife!”
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Grace
Problem 2 Marriage
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Marriage
•Adrian and Thandeka•Graduated in America•Back to get married
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Problem
•Racal issue•Black and white•Pressure from
Adrian’s family•Adrian dare not to
tell his family•Thandeka is angry
about Adrian
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Adrian’s Pressure•Adrian’s mother •Amelia •Adrian’s father
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Solution
•Finally, Adrian tells his father their marriage
•Vossie reluctantly accept their marriage
•“A rainbow family”
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Assumption
•Adrian’s mother won’t accept Thandeka so easily if she didn’t misunderstand Adrian as gay at first place.
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Joe
Problem 3 Construction
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What Dr. Tshabalala Seeks
•Dr.Tshabalala --- The tree man•1. Reconstruct Soweto:• Black township Soweto Green
•2. Equal, reasonable share of the land, share
• of power
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What Dr. Tshabalala seeks•3. Prosperous local development
•4. Take Vossie’s job offer to handle sensitive issue, take affirmative action, environment and deal with the government.
•5. Willing to take the responsibility of the falling down houses in Soweto
•6. Reconstruct his nation, South Africa
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What The Ffakkorp (Vossie) Seeks•Vossie Fluit•1. Economic profit•Construct the land to make profit
•2. Holding the vested interest and power
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What The Ffakkorp (Vossie) Seeks•3. Hire Dr.Tshabalala for company’s
image contradict Dr. Tshabalala’s idea
•4. Think that Dr. Tshabalala’s action will make the company go bankrupt.
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The ultimate cause
•Apartheid Caused:
•The falling down houses•The Ffakkorp company itself•The old government•The current Soweto
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Conclusion
•Ideal solutions vs. reality •Find a balance •Robbery and gun issue•White and black•Culture differences
•Ref. Poor Whites - South Africahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFj0HdW2iDs&feature=fvw
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Works Cited• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa•
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Thanks for Your Listening