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Discussion starters:
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In what ways do you see the dichotomy between
appearance and reality at work?
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What is the role of Jan Nortje and his wife
at the dry dam?
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Compare Alie van Staden to Phoenix Jackson
(Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path") or Granny Weatherall (Katherine
Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall) or Miss Brill
(Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill").
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Critical Sources:
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Haresnape,
Geoffrey. "Pauline Smith's 'Desolation' and the Worthwhile African
English Literary Text." University of Cape Town Studies in English,
7 (1977), pp. 99-103.
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Hooper,
Myrtle. "'Desolation', Destitution, Dereliction." English
in Africa, 26:1 (1999 May): 33-43.
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an interesting student paper by Li Jia
entitled "Contrast
Matters" for a course in Reading Landscapes
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