The obvious message is to follow yourself, Anne does, she chooses to take the person she wants, not necesarilly the most obvious choice. But the most controversial, and the one that she finds right
a kind of typical cinderella story, just with a little twist. Rich widow Anne Bezuidenhout attracts suitors far and wide - but she will only have the one who fits the shoes.
The theme of the story "dead man´s shoes" is relations between black and white i guess. Anne cheats her white suitors because she actually wants to be with black Sam, the message is that black and white people are equals.
Themes: Racial segregation: Difference between how Englishmen and South Africans look at the blacks. According to the story, Englishmen seems to be more open-hearted when it comes to black people.
The theme is racial equality and south africa today and how they want it to be.
I think that the message is that it should not matter what the colour of your skin is or what kind of social class you are in, and thant we are all humans :)
Danni. The theme in the short story "Dead Man's Shoes", is the relationship between two different races, shortly after the end of apartheid. The message is that the two are equal, and the sooner people realize the better. Nothing they can do about it anyway.
Some of the themes worth mentioning are “Contrasts” as Black/White, Rich/Poor, respected/Not respected and so on. The theme is supporting, what I choose to see as the text’s message; that differences is not of superior relevance for human relations - we are who we are, and it’s the differences in each and every one of us that makes us to who we are, and makes us able to interact with each others.
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SvarSletThe obvious message is to follow yourself, Anne does, she chooses to take the person she wants, not necesarilly the most obvious choice. But the most controversial, and the one that she finds right
SvarSletHow the relationship between black - and white people was after apartheid.
SvarSletThe new South Africa
SvarSletI think the theme of "Dead man's shoes" is the relationship between black and white people in South Africa.
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SvarSleta kind of typical cinderella story, just with a little twist. Rich widow Anne Bezuidenhout attracts suitors far and wide - but she will only have the one who fits the shoes.
SvarSletThe theme of the story "dead man´s shoes" is relations between black and white i guess. Anne cheats her white suitors because she actually wants to be with black Sam, the message is that black and white people are equals.
SvarSletThemes:
SvarSletRacial segregation: Difference between how Englishmen and South Africans look at the blacks.
According to the story, Englishmen seems to be more open-hearted when it comes to black people.
Message: All people should be treated equally.
In the new South Africa some people still look at the black people like someone who should be "under" the white people.
SvarSletA theme could be the difference between rich and poor.
SvarSleti think the message is that all people are equal, no matter the color of your skin. treat people like you want them to treat yourself.
SvarSletPepsi max, det sætter sig ikke!
The theme is racial equality and south africa today and how they want it to be.
SvarSletI think that the message is that it should not matter what the colour of your skin is or what kind of social class you are in, and thant we are all humans :)
A negative attitude towards the oldfashioned white people, who haven't accepted that apartheid is over
SvarSletI like Jeff's :-)
SvarSletI think the authors message with the story "Dead man's shoes", is to discuss the new africa, compared to the relations between people of old africa.
SvarSletDanni.
SvarSletThe theme in the short story "Dead Man's Shoes", is the relationship between two different races, shortly after the end of apartheid. The message is that the two are equal, and the sooner people realize the better. Nothing they can do about it anyway.
Some of the themes worth mentioning are “Contrasts” as Black/White, Rich/Poor, respected/Not respected and so on. The theme is supporting, what I choose to see as the text’s message; that differences is not of superior relevance for human relations - we are who we are, and it’s the differences in each and every one of us that makes us to who we are, and makes us able to interact with each others.
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