TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY
-KEDIBONE SEKU
TITLE:
Narrator faces a lot of difficulties
throughout his life, doesn’t stop her from
creating a better life for herself and her
siblings
SETTING:
Johannesburg and later Phambili Squatter
camp
THEMES:
Prejudice / Intolerance
Mother-in-law conflict
Poverty
Unemployment
Gender based violence
Alcoholism
Child abuse
Child labour
Loyalty
Fear
Ambition
CHARACTERS:
Thulisile
- Main character and narrator
- Experiences hardship and poverty in
squatter camps
- Makes attempts to earn money to feed
her family
-KEDIBONE SEKU
TITLE:
Narrator faces a lot of difficulties
throughout his life, doesn’t stop her from
creating a better life for herself and her
siblings
SETTING:
Johannesburg and later Phambili Squatter
camp
THEMES:
Prejudice / Intolerance
Mother-in-law conflict
Poverty
Unemployment
Gender based violence
Alcoholism
Child abuse
Child labour
Loyalty
Fear
Ambition
CHARACTERS:
Thulisile
- Main character and narrator
- Experiences hardship and poverty in
squatter camps
- Makes attempts to earn money to feed
her family