Assignment Task: Respond to the following discussion topics [words/per question]:
The name of the novel: welcome to our hill brow
By pashwane mpe
Questions 1) Analyze the use of second-person narration in the novel: What does the narrator know about Refentse? Does the reader get a sense of the narrator's 'personality' [= preferences/ biases]? How does this narrative perspective impact your reading of this novel?
Question 2) Xenophobia is a prominent theme in the novel. Discuss the portrayal of xenophobia in different communities (Hillbrow, Tiragalong, Oxford) and the terms used (Makwerekwere [20], Mapolante [73] and African [102]). Why are foreigners/strangers "convenient scapegoat[s] of everything that goes wrong in people's lives" (118)?