Answers to Fathers of Nations Excerpt 10

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What happened immediately before this excerpt? (2 Marks)

Melusi and Longway are having lunch and Melusi is explaining how he had vied for the presidency but lost to the current president.

Discuss two thematic concems evident in the excerpt. (6 marks)

(i)     Poor leadership: the leader of Zimbabwe led to the poor economic state of the country. He also did not care about his citizens when he demolishes slums and leaves them homeless.

(ii)  Revenge- the govemment uses Murambatsvina to punish the urban poor for supporting the opposition parties.

Explain one instance of irony in the excerpt. (2 marks)

It is ironical that murambatsvina's aim in demolishing the slums was said to prevent diseases and curb crime yet diseases and crime rates increased instead.

Apart from irony, identify and illustrate three styles used in this excerpt. (6 marks)

(i)     Dialogue - dialogue between Longway and Melusi

(ii)  Use of local language- Murambatsvina

(iii)   Metaphor- Murambatsvina expelled us, the trash.

Describe the mood in the excerpt. (3 marks)

Melancholic- Melusi undergoes suffering at the hands of the government. He loses his suburban home and goes to live in the slums. Later his slum home is demolished rendering him homeless.

Who is comrade Melusi? (2 marks)

He is a citizen of Zimbabwe and a former politician who was betrayed by the head of his group; the current president

What happens immediately after this excerpt? (2 marks)

Longway calls the waitress. She inquires if they had enjoyed their meal. Longway pays the bill and tells her to keep the change.

Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. (2 marks)

(i)     Inflation- increase in the cost of living

(ii)  Curb-control 

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