'Andifuni madyakophu apha!' Uphicotho lwepolitiki nocalucalulo ngeendlela ezinoburharha, ukhwenkco, nezigqebhelo, kwinoveli kaZotwana Imijelo yegazi. (Xhosa)
In: South African Journal of African Languages, Jg. 44 (2024-05-01), Heft 1, S. 19-29
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There are many reasons for writers to write, and the responsibility lies with the readers to interpret what has been written. Zotwana in his novel Imijelo yegazi tells us a story. When a reader reads this novel, they find the many ways of writing used by Zotwana. Zotwana writes his book in a way that portrays politics and discrimination using humour, irony, metaphor and satiric language. By using a stylistic theory, this article analyses Zotwana's ways of using these language tools to portray the idiocy of farmers during the apartheid years between 1948 and 1986. Additionally, he does this in the context of apartheid where the ill-treatment of black people was the order of the day. A literature review shows that isiXhosa writers use these language tools to show how people withstood this ill-treatment during apartheid times. Humour can be used to dilute pain, but authors also use it as a coping mechanism so that they do not always feel the inhumane treatment. Using the qualitative methodology of literary analysis, this article undertakes to analyse these skills of Zotwana. The use of language by the author is portrayed and analysed using different ways of analysing and trying to find the hidden meaning and message. This article concludes by discussing that Zotwana has shown prolific skills through the use of language. Furthermore, the article discusses that this way of writing should be encouraged as it further promotes culture and language. Finally, the article indicates that there is value in this way of writing, and it can be used for teaching, learning and analysing literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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'Andifuni madyakophu apha!' Uphicotho lwepolitiki nocalucalulo ngeendlela ezinoburharha, ukhwenkco, nezigqebhelo, kwinoveli kaZotwana Imijelo yegazi. (Xhosa)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Xeketwana, Simthembile |
Zeitschrift: | South African Journal of African Languages, Jg. 44 (2024-05-01), Heft 1, S. 19-29 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0257-2117 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1080/02572117.2023.2282478 |
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