Are there political themes throughout the book? What are they? Give examples to support your thoughts and opinions. How do you feel about this? Explain why?
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Alex Grigor
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The political themes through the book are going on outside of Peekay's life. At the start of the story political themes and issues are mentioned. The story was set just after the Great Depression and this gives us some clues about the characters and the political themes in this book. The national party in South Arfica had won the election in 1929 - just before the Depression. They were much blamed for the economical damage of the Depression. During the story the Judge says that Rooineks like peekay would be led to the sea because of their race. Peekay returned home to find that his mother had returned and his nanny gone. Peekay's family was not poor and I don't think many people had to worry about to much political damage yet. During this time Hitler was coming to power and this influenced the people and the politics very much. This was round about when World War 2 started. This influenced Peekay throughout the rest of the book.
Politics played a big part in Peekay's childhood. At that time in particular, there was prejudice against the native black people as well as animosity against the Afrikaans people. Peekay constantly empathized towards the black people and the way they were mis-treated. He didn't see a difference between the one race and the other. Looking back at the text, almost every reply and comment has a racist aspect to it but Peekay didn't know any different as that was what he had grown up with.
I think that a theme could be a left-sided party because in the story it has about caring of others and although a right-sided comes in with all the government business that happens in that time. I think this is correct because it explains to the reader the equally good values of both sides throughout the book.
I think that there are political themes throughout the book. The one that was the most standout throughout the book is World War 2 which is raging around them at the moment in South Africa.
World War 2 affects Peekay while at boarding school he is bullied because he is English by the Judge and Jury.
They think that the Germans and Hitler are going to "run the English into the sea". World War also affects him more because he made a friend on the train named Hoppie.
He teaches him the basic rules and moves of boxing. Hoppie has to go and fight in the war which affects him very much because he was one of his best friends.
I think that in this book he does learn by a traditional learning but has learnt a lot more by personal experiences. At the start of the book he relies a lot on his nanny and people who are looking after him but as he starts boarding school he is very school smart. He hides his talents so that he can blend in and is in the middle of the class. But throughout the book he survives school through experiences. He is very brave and doesn’t cry which may not have helped him. He then starts boxing and finds the power in himself.
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The political themes through the book are going on outside of Peekay's life. At the start of the story political themes and issues are mentioned. The story was set just after the Great Depression and this gives us some clues about the characters and the political themes in this book. The national party in South Arfica had won the election in 1929 - just before the Depression. They were much blamed for the economical damage of the Depression. During the story the Judge says that Rooineks like peekay would be led to the sea because of their race. Peekay returned home to find that his mother had returned and his nanny gone. Peekay's family was not poor and I don't think many people had to worry about to much political damage yet. During this time Hitler was coming to power and this influenced the people and the politics very much. This was round about when World War 2 started. This influenced Peekay throughout the rest of the book.
Politics played a big part in Peekay's childhood. At that time in particular, there was prejudice against the native black people as well as animosity against the Afrikaans people. Peekay constantly empathized towards the black people and the way they were mis-treated. He didn't see a difference between the one race and the other. Looking back at the text, almost every reply and comment has a racist aspect to it but Peekay didn't know any different as that was what he had grown up with.
I think that a theme could be a left-sided party because in the story it has about caring of others and although a right-sided comes in with all the government business that happens in that time. I think this is correct because it explains to the reader the equally good values of both sides throughout the book.
I think that there are political themes throughout the book. The one that was the most standout throughout the book is World War 2 which is raging around them at the moment in South Africa.
World War 2 affects Peekay while at boarding school he is bullied because he is English by the Judge and Jury.
They think that the Germans and Hitler are going to "run the English into the sea".
World War also affects him more because he made a friend on the train named Hoppie.
He teaches him the basic rules and moves of boxing. Hoppie has to go and fight in the war which affects him very much because he was one of his best friends.
I think that in this book he does learn by a traditional learning but has learnt a lot more by personal experiences. At the start of the book he relies a lot on his nanny and people who are looking after him but as he starts boarding school he is very school smart. He hides his talents so that he can blend in and is in the middle of the class. But throughout the book he survives school through experiences. He is very brave and doesn’t cry which may not have helped him. He then starts boxing and finds the power in himself.
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