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The Heart Of Redness

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

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Essay Topics

1.

The story is told almost entirely from the male perspective. How does this affect the narrative?

2.

How does Dalton deal with his “outsider” status differently than Camagu? How do Dalton’s methods escalate the tensions with Bhonco?

3.

What effect do you think the reentrance of NomaRussia in Camagu’s life has on his relationship with Qukezwa. How do you envision the state of their relationship six years after NomaRussia’s death?

4.

After so many years of peaceful coexistence, what factors lead to Bhonco taking revenge for his ancestor’s decapitation when he does?

5.

What qualities did Qukezwa have (and which her husband Twin lacked) that enabled her to adapt after the prophesies failed to materialize?

6.

Envision the scene in which NoEngland, NomaRussia, and Zim reunite in the Otherworld. Use textual evidence to describe how these characters might interact.

7.

What could Twin or Twin-Twin have done early on to settle their differences before their relationship deteriorated to the point that it did?

8.

What effect did Twin’s uneasy alliance with the British have on his descendants?

9.

Why did Camagu choose to follow NomaRussia to Qolorha-by-Sea instead of leaving for the United States again?

10.

How do the British invaders use renaming things to help establish control over the amaXhosa?

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