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Dukwane's Deliverance Theme

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We are all different in some sort of way, but it’s always hard to be accepted for who we are. What does exactly define being different from others? Is it our color of our skin, that makes us different or is it the way we are born? Does being black mean we have less opportunities than others? In certain areas we all have something special in common, “dreams”. This is the only thing we have in common if we look upon class division, color of our skin, status etc. Achieving a dream requires hard work and passion. For some people it requires more than that. In the short story “Dukwane’s Deliverance” written by Neil Ramsorrun in 2010, the main character dreams about becoming a politician. Dukwane is a black high student who lives in London and has been accepted to King’s college, Cambridge University. Dukwane has a job after school which …show more content…

Dukwane is very happy about being admitted to King’s college because of the opportunities and different career options educations that comes along with it. One night when Dukwane walks back to home after work, some gang members assault him and unluckily they beat him up. The next day Dukwane ends up in a hospital and he will never be able to walk again. This changes his life and his way of thinking. Dukwane has to choose between; taking the risk fighting for his dream with his new circumstances or he can revenge the people that tried to hold him back. Dukwane is the protagonist of the story of this story. Dukwane’s characterization is conveyed through actions, attitude, speech and mostly indirectly. The narrator is a third person omniscient narrator that tells the story and tries to give a clear description of Dukwane and his surroundings. The narrator has a very close relationship with the main character, since he knows everything about him; his way of thinking, his mindset and etc. The narrator is also very objective which makes him more

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