Imixholo yentlalo nopolitiko kwisihobe sikashasha

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study of socio-political issues examines Shasha's poetry.Chapter One is the introduction of this study and states the central aim of the study, thescope of the study, as well as the thematic approach followed in the entire study.Chapter Two is divided into five subheadings:• The poetry that is not politically aligned;• Pre-independence poetry;• The poetry about the warriors who fell in the struggle;• Post-independence poetry; and• Reconciliatory poetry.In the poetry that is not politically aligned, the author sometimes writes a poem, which,although not politically aligned, would have a theme dealing with politics.In the pre-independence poetry, the author emphasizes the situation that agonizes theblacks in their own indigenous land. He also stresses how the oppressors have succeededin their work of oppression: the strategy of dividing and ruling them, and make them killone another.In the poetry about the freedom fighters, the author portrays the gruesome ways in whichthey were slaughtered, examples of which are: - Steve Biko; Bathandwa Ndondo; SamoraMachel and Chris Hani. Shasha praises these fallen heroes and maintains that their bloodhas sprinkled the arrival of the liberation. Even though they are dead the author seesthem as if they are still alive because of their outstanding contribution in the struggle.In the post-independence poetry, the author highlights the disappointment of the blacks,as the situation is not what they expected, because of the unfulfilled promises by the blackgovernment in power. The author expresses disappointment because of unmeasurablecorruption in the present government: nepotism is practiced, irrespective of qualifications. In the reconciliatory poetry, the author reconciles the different nations that are hostile toeach other: the blacks and whites. He mentions different kinds of actions to be reconciledbecause he says that these actions happened were because of the apartheid regime.In Chapter Three, the author shows his knowledge about health issues, he does not onlywarn about different kinds of diseases, he also mentions the causes, effects andsymptoms in the victims. It is evident from this chapter that the author is a qualifiedmedical practitioner, as he shows confidence and knowledge in the issues he is writingabout.In Chapter Four, the author observes problems that influence the social status of thepeople. The social issues he writes about stresses the fact that some of these diseases arenot caused by physical aspects but also by by social problems.In Chapter Five, the author challenges people to return to the older times of customs andtraditions. Studying Shasha's cultural poetry leaves the reader

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