Date of Completion
Spring 5-1-2008
Thesis Advisor(s)
Jonathan Hufstader
Honors Major
English
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Education | English Language and Literature
Abstract
This collection of poetry from grade 11 students in Cape Town, South Africa seeks to explore self-identity in South African high school students. In reading through their personal work, one can identify four ways in which these students define themselves: using self-promotion, or a display of personal strength; self-doubt, or moments of vulnerability; self-exploration, or the literary journey students take to define and explore their lives; and self-definition through social issues, or the examining of important social issues in South Africa and how they play into the lives of students. This anthology and literary analysis explores life-defining issues that are unique to South African high school students using these four criteria and ponders the distinctness of these issues through poetry.
Recommended Citation
Rose, Noelle Elizabeth, "Theme for English A, B and E: An Anthology of Identity in Cape Town, South Africa" (2008). Honors Scholar Theses. 37.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/37