Born a Crime (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Born a Crime publication year
Born a Crime publication year
2016
Why Trevor's birth was illegal
Why Trevor's birth was illegal
Immorality Act criminalized interracial relationships
Apartheid system years in South Africa
Apartheid system years in South Africa
1948-1994
Trevor Noah's parents' racial backgrounds
Trevor Noah's parents' racial backgrounds
Black Xhosa mother, white Swiss father
Number of languages Trevor speaks
Number of languages Trevor speaks
11 languages
Born a Crime narrative structure type
Born a Crime narrative structure type
Episodic rather than chronological
Name of Trevor's mother
Name of Trevor's mother
Patricia
Abel's role in the memoir
Abel's role in the memoir
Stepfather who becomes violent abuser
Trevor's identity struggle concept
Trevor's identity struggle concept
Triple alienation: too white, Black, and mixed for communities
Central theme of memoir
Central theme of memoir
Maternal defiance enabling survival