The X-Kit Achieve! Literature series offers a unique series of
visually attractive, high-quality exam preparation tools. The
series has been written by top South African educationalists. The
books cover all the knowledge and skills tested in the final
English Home Language and First Additional Language literature
exams for the FET phase. Plot, theme, character, style, symbolism
and imagery are all discussed in detail, and thoroughly taught and
tested. Study and exam preparation techniques are covered and exam
questions provided. Answers are also provided for all the questions
to allow learners to monitor their own understanding. This study
guide aims to provide you with sufficient support for doing really
well in your Grade 12 English examination. This study guide will
provide: All the background information needed for a full
understanding of My Children! My Africa!; Summaries, including a
precis of the whole play, plus details of acts and scenes.;
Important quotes for use in exams.; An analysis of the play that
will help you understand the plot and develop insight and
appreciation.; Pointers about the characters for quick and easy
revision.; A summary of the key themes.; Comprehensive exam
preparation assistance, including test-yourself questions, sample
contextual questions and full answers; and A glossary explaining
literature terminology. About the writer, Athol Fugard: Fugard
studied philosophy, social anthropology and French at the
University of Cape Town. However, he had always known that his
calling in life was to be a writer. He therefore decided to leave
the university before writing his final examinations and hitchhiked
through Africa with his friend, the poet Perseus Adams. Fugard then
worked on a steamship, the SS Graigaur, for almost two years before
returning to Port Elizabeth where he wrote for the Evening Post.
Later Fugard moved to Cape Town where he married Sheila Meiring,
who had been a Drama student at the University of Cape Town.
Through her, Fugard became involved in theatre as an actor, a
playwright and a director. In 1958, the Fugards moved to
Johannesburg where Fugard worked as a clerk in the Fordsburg Native
Commissioner's Court. This was an eye-opener for him, where he saw
the inhuman side of the apartheid system: "During my six months in
that courtroom I saw more suffering than I could cope with. I began
to understand how my country functions." Fugard's writings are
usually set under the shadow of the apartheid system. Although
segregation and exploitation of indigenous people in Africa
occurred in colonial times, it was the election victory of the
National Party in 1948 that introduced the legalised system known
as apartheid. Laws were passed where all people in South Africa
were classified by race. Black people had to carry a dompas
(passbook) wherever they went. My Children! My Africa! is set in
the mid-1980s, when the intensity of the struggle for freedom was
at its highest. Many members of the liberation movements had gone
into exile. The members who stayed, led by the United Democratic
Front (UDF) aimed to make the country ungovernable. Township
schools like the fictional Zolile High in this play were often at
the forefront of violent resistance to apartheid forces. In My
Children! My Africa!, we see how Zolile High learners act against
those who are suspected of being government informers. In June
1989, My Children! My Africa! premiered at the Market Theatre,
Johannesburg. John Kani starred in the play. Lisa Fugard starred in
a New York production of the play in December 1989. Fugard is
considered one of South Africa's best-known playwrights. His plays
span the apartheid years; the death of apartheid; the beginning of
democracy on 27 April 1994; Nelson Mandela's presidency and right
through to our present day, post-apartheid South Africa. This eBook
is in ePDF format, which enables you to: View the entire book
offline on desktop or tablet.; Search for and highlight text; and
Add and edit personal notes directly in your eBook.
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