Personal Writing First Draft. Refer to LESSON 21.

LESSON 26:

1. Tsotsi’s encounter with Miriam:

i) On his road to transformation, Tsotsi oscillates between old and new behaviours. 

ii) He reverts to old threatening/forceful behaviour when he realises that he is incapable of caring for the baby.

iii) She reawakens Tsotsi’s memory of the dog with her comment.

2. Miriam’s significance in the novel: 

i) Her circumstances.

ii) Her reaction to Tsotsi.

iii) Compare her story to Maxulu’s story. 

iv) Another family destroyed by apartheid.

v) Her response to the baby. 

Learners preparation for LESSON 27: 

1. Compare the spiritual essence presented by the church, the church bells and Reverend Ransome in the novel.

2. How does Tsotsi’s spiritual journey compare with the spiritual essence of the church and Reverend Ransome as reflected in the novel?.

1. An introduction to: 

i) the Church and the church bells: What do they foreshadow?

ii) Reverend Ransome: his judgement of himself.

2. Tsotsi’s spiritual journey:  

i) Tsotsi’s uncertainty and confusion about himself.

ii) Confusion around his morality.

iii) The role of the church and Reverend Ransome in spirituality. 

Learner preparation for LESSON 29:

1. Read Chapter 9:

i) Tsotsi’s memories of his mother.

ii) Chain of events following the mother’s arrest.

iii) Aspects of fate and destiny.