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Discussion starters:
 Niklaas
seems to be the protagonist of the story; do you find his character static or
dynamic?
What
does the narrator mean when he says, "God was [. . .] but another Toontje"?
What
is the relationship of Toontje to Mijnheer van Reenan?
What
is the significance of Toontje's postscript: "there is not one of us
that has not sinned"?
Describe
Koba Nooi in comparison to other female characters we have discussed.
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Critical Sources:
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Haresnape,
Geoffrey. "Barriers of Race and Language: Pauline Smith's Critique of a
Rural Society." English in Africa, 4.1 (1977): 40-46.
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Smith,
Pauline. "Background to Platkops." The Unknown Pauline
Smith. Ed. Ernest Pereira. Pietermaritzburg: U of Natal P,
1993. 158-65.
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