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id activist. Paton earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal and a diploma of Education. He wor ed as a teacher and married !ories "usted. After his wife#s death he wrote $%onta ion for your departure& documenting their life together' it was pu(lished in )*+*. He served as a Principal of a ,eformatory for -oung .African Blac / offenders' introducing controversial reforms to a progressive slant.
After pu(lishing multiple (oo s in )*01' Paton was moved from lower class to middle2upper class. 3n a trip across the world he met the editor 4a5well Per ins who guided Paton#s first pu(lication with Scriner. 3n )*67' after the pu(lication of his seminal novel $8ry' 9he (eloved 8ountry&' he founded the "i(eral Party of South Africa' which fought again the National Party. 3n )*+1' Paton was legally (ound to stay in his country for ten years. He retired to Botha:s Hill' where he resided until his death. He is honored at the Hall of the ;reedom of the "i(eral 3nternational <rgani=ation. 4ost of Paton wor s deal with racial themes' (uilding on parallel life stories' letters' speeches' news' and mi5ed fictional and real-life characters. He also wrote (iographies and two auto(iographies where he included many poems.
Plot
3n the short story DA !rin in the Passage'D set in South Africa' the author Alan Paton tells of a (lac sculptor' Simelane' who is responsi(le for the creation of an award-winning piece' $African 4other and 8hild&. 9he racial pre>udices against (lac people do not allow Simelane to receive the price in a pu(lic presentation. As Simelane loo s at the piece late one night while it is on display in a (oo store window' he is >oined (y a young white man' van ,ens(urg' who stri es up a conversation with him. An underlying issue in their discussion is the segregation of their two races. 9wo caring individuals who try to personally connect with each other attempt to (rea through the racial (arrier that they have (een (rought up to live
(y. Paton highlights the menAs attempts to connect (y his use of italics. He also uses (oth SimelaneAs winning the award and the events of the story to illustrate a turning point in South African society.D Subject Matter 9he author' as in most of their writings' deals with ,acial 8onflicts against Blac African People. Themes Politics Human Behavior - Society - Humanity - Pre>udices - ;amily - ;reedom
Characters $3& E 9he sculptor? Simelane' a young (lac man' well-educated. Fan ,ens(urg? a young white man who share feelings of freedom and eGuality for (lac people.
Point of ie!
9he mode esta(lished (y the author' how the reader is presented with the characters' dialogues' actions' setting' and events which constitute the narrative in this wor of fiction is $9he first person point of Fiew&. 9his narrative mode limits the matter of the narrative to what the first-person narrator nows' e5periences' infers' or can find out (y tal ing to other characters.
Atmosphere and Tone 9he dominant emotion which pervade is reflective' warning. $3n <rlando you developed a throat of iron and you >ust put (ac your head and pour it down' in case the police should arrive.& $Hell honestly 3 didn#t feel li e a drin at that time of night' with a white stranger and all' and a train still to catch to <rlando.&
3t is possi(le to o(serve how tones differ across the events' mainly at the end of the story? 3ronic ;riendly - ,eflective - ,eminiscing - 8old' indifferent - Sincere
The use of "anguage 9his story is presented in a narration of a man life e5perience? 9he author ma e use of ;lash(ac s' narratives or scenes which represent events that happened (efore the time at which the wor opened. ;igurative speech is also used? Iyou developed a throat of iron..& $Ihe was li e a man trying to run a race in iron shoes' and not understanding why he cannot move.