Perspectives

This part of the study guide will give you a few extra points to help you put “What Life Was Like In South Africa During Apartheid” by Michelle Faul in perspective by looking at current issues in South Africa and texts on the same topi…

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Time perspective

Michelle Faul’s article “What Life Was Like in South Africa During Apartheid” explores the issue of racial discrimination in South Africa during the apartheid regime, between 1948 and 1991.

In your analysis, you can consider looking at how things evolved after the apartheid regime ended. South Africa went through a transition period, marked by racial vio…

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Textual perspective

In your analysis of the article, you can consider looking at texts or speeches that share the same themes. We recommend you look at the speech “I Am Prepared to Die” delivered by Nelson Mandela in 1962, in which he exposes the injustices and the racial discrimination against the black population, promoted by the apartheid regime. Similarly to Faul, Mandela relies on explaining his personal experiences to create et…