Short Stories (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards

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Forbidden Love by Can Themba
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Narrative perspective in Forbidden Love

Third-person narration

Central theme of Forbidden Love

Interracial relationships under apartheid

Dora's character role in story

Strongest character; defiant, loyal, brave

What Davie represents

Hypocrisy and contradiction in white South Africans

Davie's hypocrisy example

Had relationship with Salome but attacks Mike for dating Dora

Apartheid cinema restriction

Black South Africans not allowed to attend cinemas

Major theme: pervasive emotion in story

Fear and social anxiety

Central forbidden relationship

Dora and Mike

Story's ending message

Hope via grandmother's acceptance of mixed-race grandchild

Salome's character traits

Strength and resilience despite abandonment

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