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indi
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What major themes of the novel are developed by Sibeko's reluctance to approach Kumalo directly?

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Posted by indi on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 5:46 AM and tagged with characters, kumalo, plot, sibeko, themes.

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  1. goreadabook Teacher
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    The fact that Sibeko felt he could not approach Stephen Kumalo directly highlights the theme of segregation within the novel.  Even though Sibeko was a native as well, he did not belong to Stephen Kumalo's church and felt that he didn't have the right to request his assistance.  This is a more minor illustration of a much larger problem.  Apartheid in South Africa segregated the natives and the white man, and even though the natives were larger in number, they were oppressed by the minority.

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    Posted by goreadabook on Saturday June 6, 2009 at 10:07 PM