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Mother to Mother
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Mother to
Mother
Chapter 2 & 3
Nick, Inka, Susanna
Structure
- Summary Chapter 2
- Summary Chapter 3
- Three important quotes
- Work and education
- Health issues
- Living conditions
- Questions
Structure
Summary Chapter 2
Chapter 2
- Madisa compares her life to Amys
- Manida works full time, has to raise her three children, performs motherly duties
- children aren´ t going to school that day
- Amy meets her student friends for lunch
- strong contrast between Amy´ s carefree life and Guguletu
- Mxolisi and his friends as a swarm surrounding a car
Mandisa intruduces her children:
Mandisa´ s Children
Mxolisi: eldest son
Lunga: younger brother
Siziwe: their sister
Summary Chapter 3
- Mandisa compares her life to the life of the women she workes for
- the sorrows of Mandisa become more obvious
- Mrs Nelson comes back home: Trouble in Guguletu
- brings Mandisa to the station
- Mandisa thinks about the situation:
- she describes the atmosphere in Blouvlei before:
roumors and disbelief about being forced to leave
- she is afraid of coming home and hopes, that her sons are there to protect her, Siziwe waits
Chapter 3
Mrs Nelson
- has a lot of time:
- goes to the gym
- meets her best friend (Miss Joan)
- enjoys breakfast with her friends
- goes shopping
- visits fancy restaurants
- has the time and opportunity to think about things like getting fat
Mandisa thinks about the situation:
Situation
- she is living in Guguletu, because the government forced them to move there from Blouvei
- housing shortage in Guguletu, not enough schools
- life quality decreased since they had to move
Three important quotes
Quotes
There are different quotes in the novel, which illustrate the whole situation in Guguletu and the Apartheid in Capetown really well:
Quote one
Quote 1
" They have no idea how hard life is, and if they´ re not careful, they´ ll end up in the kitchens and gardens of white homes... just like us, their mothers and fathers. " p.10
Quote two
Quote 2
" Your daughter has been a very good friend, full of enthusiasm and eager to learn: [...] Not a trace of arrogance in her.. so full of childlike zest. A good person, her friends will say of her later." p.12
Quote three
Quote 3
" My heart bled for myself and what i´´ d lost, and for all those millions that had lost heir homes. " p. 33
Education & work
- Seperated schools for white and black children
- differences in education ("Bantu Education") and equipment
- boycott
- evolution of a big mass of low educated persons
- used as low-wage workers, migrant workers and housekeepers (like Mandisa)
- Mandisa tells about her work for Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
- bad working conditions
- doesn't earn much money for her hard work
- no time to rest
Situation today
Situation today
- still a big difference
- often blacks can't go to university
- earn less money
- exploitation and still bad working conditions
Employment composition
Income levels
Health issues
Health
issues
- poky rooms
- neglect of cleanliness
(p.10 l.30-33)
- tuberculosis
- HIV
- mental health
- furtherances (millions of Rands (1 Rand = 0,062 Euros)
Examples
Living conditions
- Mandisa compares her life (represents the blacks) in Guguletu with the life of Amy and Mrs Nelson (represents the whites)
- bad living conditions for the blacks
- shortage of houses and schools
- self built huts
- Mrs Nelson doesn´ t have to worry about anything
- marked differences between living areas
- really dangerous vicinity, whites
aren´ t allowed to go there
Guguletu
Capetown
Crime rate
1915
2014
Questions and discussion
Questions
and discussion
Thank you for your attention!
We hope you enjoyed and learned something interesting!
Questions
- Where do the health problems come from?
- What has led to the big difference in education?
- Why did Madisa's family had to move from Blouvlei to Guguletu?
Questions
Discussion
- Would you move to SA? Why? Why not?
- How did the situation of the blacks change until now? Do you think it will change in the future?