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Tsotsi Final Review✅✅
Fill in the blank: "Of all the things since we began, the ______________
was the worst," - -Crying
How did Morris become a homeless beggar? - ✅✅-He lost his legs in a
coal mining accident, no one would employ him after that, people would
give him money for free so he just gave up and became a beggar
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How do Tsotsi and his victim "meet"? What does the man say to Tsotsi? -
-Tsotsi steps on his hand, Morris tells Tsotsi to watch where he's
going
How does Boston feel during the murder? - ✅✅-He feels very sick
because he killed an innocent man
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How does knowing the story of Gumboot impact your interpretation of
what happened to Simon? - -Simon could have been killed
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How does the repetition of the words, "crawling", "yellow bitch", and
"pain" relate to Tsotsi? - -They show how the pain drives his life
How old is Miriam Ngidi? - ✅✅-She is 18 years old and her baby is 6
months old
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In order to make his point,Boston cuts his arm and draws blood, whats
the point of this? - -To show that how he was feeling when they
killed that man
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Morris tell Tsotsi that "Motherlove their children", and Tsotsi says they
don't. What does Tsotsi's response show about his past? - -His
mother left him, neglected him, or was mean to him
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Tsotsi thinks to himself while Boston is speaking. What does he wipe his
backside with? - -Books and Words
What animal does Butcher compare to Boston's sickness? - ✅✅-A dog
, What are the three questions Boston asks? - ✅✅-1. What is your real
name Tsotsi?
2.You know the word [Decency] Tsotsi?
3. How old are you?
What are Tsotsi's three rules? -✅✅ -1. Rule of the waking moment
(living life in the waking moment)
2. To never disturb his inward darkness
3. Don't ask questions
What can we infer about the woman's situation? - ✅✅-She is running
from someone or somewhere
What did Tsotsi whisper to the dying victim? - ✅✅ -An obscene
reference to his mom, he wanted the victim to feel the most miserable he
has ever felt
What do people do in the Terminal Place? - ✅✅ -It has a bunch of
stores, but it is also very crowded and dangerous as there is also a lot of
crime
What do we learn about Miriam's husband? - ✅✅-He went to work one
day and never came back
What does Boston say and do that makes Tsotsi angry? - ✅✅-Boston
starts to question why Tsotsi is the way he is.
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What does Butcher mean when he says, "Shall we find one and play?".
What is the significance of Butcher using the word one? - -Using
the word "one" dehumanizes the victims, and Butches means to find
someone and kill them
What does the mirror symbolize in connection with Tsotsi? - ✅✅-He
doesn't recognize himself since he changing now
What does the storm symbolize in chapter 3? - ✅✅-It shows the storm
in Tsotsi's head, and the conflicts in his head
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