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• Relationship Between Social Status and Self-Perceptions

  Felty is a visiting instructor at the College of Charleston. In the following essay, he examines Nadine Gordimer's depiction of the relationship between her characters' social status and their self-perceptions, which collapse after the overthrow of white rule in South Africa.

• Beyond the Interregnum. A Note of the Ending of July's People

  Visser offers his interpretation on the ambiguous ending of July's People.

• Living Without the Future: Nadine Gordimer's July's People

  In this article, Bailey argues that the subject of July's People is actually "Maureen Smales' discovery that she has no substance and no self."

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1. July's People: Introduction
2. July's People: Summary
3. July's People: Nadine Gordimer Biography
4. July's People: Summary and Analysis
   1. Chapters 1-2 Summary and Analysis
   2. Chapters 3-5 Summary and Analysis
   3. Chapters 6-8 Summary and Analysis
   4. Chapters 9-12 Summary and Analysis
   5. Chapter 13-15 Summary and Analysis
   6. Chapters 16-17 Summary and Analysis
   7. Chapters 18-19 Summary and Analysis
5. July's People: Quizzes
   1. Chapters 1-2 Study Questions and Answers
   2. Chapters 3-5 Study Questions and Answers
   3. Chapters 6-8 Study Questions and Answers
   4. Chapters 9-12 Study Questions and Answers
   5. Chapters 13-15 Study Questions and Answers
   6. Chapters 16-17 Study Questions and Answers
   7. Chapters 18-19 Study Questions and Answers
6. July's People: Characters
7. July's People: Themes
8. July's People: Style
9. July's People: Historical Context
10. July's People: Critical Overview
11. July's People: Essays and Criticism
    1. Relationship Between Social Status and Self-Perceptions
    2. Beyond the Interregnum. A Note of the Ending of July's People
    3. Living Without the Future: Nadine Gordimer's July's People
12. July's People: Compare and Contrast
13. July's People: Topics for Further Study
14. July's People: Media Adaptations
15. July's People: What Do I Read Next?
16. July's People: Bibliography and Further Reading
17. July's People: Pictures
18. Copyright

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1. Nadine Gordimer
2. African Literature

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