Book Review

1. Read and understand Mark Mathabane’s Kaffir Boy.

2. Before you review Kaffir Boy you must read and understand my article “Apartheid South Africa” which is Chapter 10 in the Africana World in Perspective textbook.

Instructions

1. Begin by describing the setting, the historical context, and the main themes covered by the book. (Make sure you introduce apartheid and explain what it meant, also explain why the book is titled Kaffir Boy and explain what the term “Kaffir” meant in the context of apartheid South Africa).

2. Identify and address the distinctive traits of the main character.

3. In what ways was the author and the black people of South Africa in general impacted by apartheid laws (explain with specific examples from the book and my article. Provide at least three instances/examples from both sources. At least two from the book and one from the article).

4. In what ways does living under apartheid rule in South Africa compare with the historical experiences of black people in the United States? Why did the world allow apartheid regime to survive for so long?

5. What have you learnt (if anything) from reading Kaffir Boy? Does the book teach any life lesson? If it does what is the lesson.