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What are some themes from Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane??

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Posted by amydylan977 on May 22, 2010 at 11:30 AM and tagged with kaffir boy: the true story of a black youth's coming of age in apartheid south africa, themes

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I provided a link to another e-notes page that describe some strong themes from the story, so take a peek at those.  If I were to add to this list, though, I might add overcoming obstacles and...

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Posted by sboeman on May 23, 2010 at 10:47 AM

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