55 pages 1 hour read

Mark Mathabane

Kaffir Boy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1986

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Essay Topics

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Why was Mark Mathabane able to escape to a better life when most black South Africans were not?

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Why were white South Africans unaware of the way blacks lived in their country?

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Why do you think so many people, including children, in Alexandra decided to support themselves through prostitution or begging?