Summary Afrikaans Hoopvol Summaries (Deel 1)

Hoopvol deur Derick van der Walt
Deel 1
 Tema: Hopeloos  Theme: Hopeless
 geen hoop nie  not hope
 karakters is vasgevang  characters are trapped
 in hulle agtergrond, geskiedenis  in their background, history
 in klein Karoo-dorpie  in small Karoo town
 met ironiese naam: Hoopvol  with ironic name: Hoopvol
 bitter min van jong mense ontsnap Hoopvol  very few young people escape Hoopvol
 daar is min werkgeleenthede  there are few jobs
 gedoem om op Hoopvol in armoede te bly  doomed to stay Hoopvol in poverty
 soos hulle ouers  as their parents
 geen ontspanning nie  no recreation
 behalwe miskien in kroeg in Rose and Crown  except perhaps in pub in Rose and Crown
 plaaslike hotel  local hotel
 bitter en negatiewe Tannie Lettie regeer  bitter and negative Aunt Lettie rule
 naaste groot dorp = Beaufort-Wes  nearest major town = Beaufort West
 vertel twee aparte stories  tell separate stories
 in Deel 2 skokkend asook ironies ‘hoopvol’  in Part 2 come together shockingly and
bymekaar kom ironically 'hopeful'
 elke hoofstuk word afgewissel tussen Nathalie en  each chapter alternating between Nathalie and
Ben Ben

Karakters
 Nathalie  Nathalie
 18 jaar oud  18 year old
 ontvangsdame by Rose and Crown  receptionist at Rose and Crown
 het vorige jaar matriek voltooi  completed last year matric
 hunker daarna om Hoopvol te verlaat & elders ʼn  longs to leave Hoopvol & elsewhere to start a
nuwe lewe te begin new life
 Bobby  Bobby
 was aan dwelms verslaaf (was ʼn  was to drug addicted (was a drug addict)
dwelmsverslaafde)  rehabilitated at Noupoort
 is by Noupoort gerehabiliteer  delivery man in Hoopvol
 afleweringsjonge in Hoopvol  attractive
 aantreklike  Nathalie become hopelessly in love with him
 Nathalie raak hopeloos verlief op hom  Love
 Liefie  coloured bosom friend of Nathalie
 kleurling boesemvriendin van Nathalie  former schoolmate
 oud-skoolmaat  risked slightly
 is effens gewaag  can be quite drink
 kan nogal drink  Also working in Rose and Crown's kitchen
 werk ook in Rose and Crown se kombuis  is owner of Rose and Crown after Lettie's death
 word eienaar van Rose and Crown na Lettie se  Miss Laetitia September
dood  Mayor Hoopvol
 Juf. Laetitia September  first coloured person who holds the position
 burgemeester van Hoopvol  Nathalie sometimes work with her
 eerste bruin persoon wat die posisie beklee  they eventually friends
 Nathalie werk soms by haar  ambitious but unlucky
 hulle word mettertyd vriende  aunt Lettie
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