Best Books Study Work Guide: Tsotsi Gr 11 HL. Elaine Ridge

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СКАЧАТЬ to treat others viciously. The police act without any regard to the effect of their physical treatment on people, or the families or dependents of the people they arrest. They are heartless. Sometimes they vent their frustration in vicious attacks. David Madondo’s mother is dragged half-dressed out of her home, leaving David alone and defenceless. David Madondo’s father kicks the dog to death after he comes home from jail to find that his wife has just been arrested.

      Tsotsi and his gang adopt similar behaviour. It is a case of becoming one of the oppressors or being oppressed or defenceless. They are feared by other people because of their violent ways. Tsotsi shows no kindness, even to the members of his gang. Ironically, Tsotsi kicks Boston brutally, just as his father kicked the yellow bitch. He has retreated within himself and has forgotten anything about his life with his mother – about loving relationships and trust. He derives deep pleasure from seeing others suffer pain and from inspiring fear in others.

      Innocence and loss of innocence

      David’s mother has cosseted him. He is totally unaware of the harsh realities of the world outside the circle of his mother’s protection. When she is arrested, he has a rude awakening. Not only does he have to discover life without his mother’s love to provide security, but he does not have the basics like food and shelter. He has to learn ways of surviving. Gumboot Dhlamini is also an innocent who focuses on the positive aspects of his life. His death brings a horrifying end to his innocence.

      When Tsotsi is given the baby, he becomes an innocent in part. He has only a basic idea of how to meet the baby’s needs. The time in the shop when he goes to buy milk reflects his lack of experience and knowledge. He is unable to read the fear that his arrival evokes. He is also unable to read the labels on the milk products. Subsequently, the shopkeeper is able to take advantage of him and pass off condensed milk as ideal milk to feed to a baby.

      Redemption

      At the start of the novel, Tsotsi is characterised by inward darkness. His actions reinforce his commitment to meeting the requirements of being the stereotyped ruthless gangster. The questions that Boston persists in asking anger him, and Tsotsi brutally attacks him. But Boston’s warning words related to his soul continue to ring in his head. The baby he is given acts as a catalyst, awakening memories that have long been suppressed. His journey of self-discovery is a troubling one, but he finds peace in his true identity and dies a redeemed man.

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