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Boesman and Lena
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Athol Fugard
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What is the relationship between Boesman and Lena?
How do Boesman and Lena cope with being non-white in apartheid South Africa?
Identify three traumatic events from Boesman's past in Boesman and Lena that his drinking sharpens.
Why does Lena in Boesman and Lena hate birds?
What important realization does Lena have at the end of Boesman and Lena?
How is Lena's attire described in the book "Boesman and Lena"?
Boesman’s memory of traumatic events is sharpened by his drinking. Identify and briefly discuss at least three events that he remembers from the past and that clearly traumatized him in Boesman and Lena.