ENG1501 Assignment 3.

ENG1501 Assignment 3.Detailed working, solutions, memo, notes & explanations. In Small Things, one of the minor characters, Comrade Q, may be a lesser mentioned character but his role in the novel opens up discussions on two important themes in post-Apartheid South Africa, namely, inequality and class and history and transition (of South Africa from Apartheid to a democratic state). In post-Apartheid South Africa, the novel suggests that a new, wealthy class of citizen has developed. This is a class of previously disadvantaged South African comrades who use their credentials as anti-Apartheid activists as currency to gain influence in business and politics in order to generate wealth for themselves as well as family and friends. Using the extract detailed below as a starting point and focusing specifically on the theme of history and transition, write an essay in which you discuss Comrade Q’s portrayal as a minor character. In your essay, you should do the following: • Focus specifically on the theme of history and transition (Discuss how Comrade Q’s character reinforces the theme of history and transition of South Africa from Apartheid to a democratic state). • Explain how the theme of history and transition (of South Africa from Apartheid to a democratic state) links to the theme of inequality and class. The extract you are expected to use begins on p. 75 of the novel with the words, “Frost descends on Benito…” (p.75). The extract ends on p. 76 with the words, “Even more absurd: how many souls owe how many Comrade Qs favours?” (Mohlele, 2013:76)