In 300-500 words (1-2 pages), assess Mda’s Ways of Dying as a representation of apartheid’s dying days, considering:
· Zakes Mda, Ways of Dying (1995)
· Aran MacKinnon, The Making of South Africa, chapters 9 and 10
You should explain how the book reveals or illustrates to us at least two themes/issues of apartheid c. 1990.
Your explanation is your argument or claim (we sometimes call it a thesis, but that reads as passive to some — think of it as something that you are determined to prove to your reader) that should motivate the entire paper. Use specific evidence from the sources to support your argument or claim. When using a text, use a parenthetical citation (Mda, 67). Please do not speak in generalities or try to do this without having texts in front of you. This is about more than what you think. It is about your interpretation of the sources and the past informed by context and evidence.
Do not use external/Internet sources. Use of external sources will result in a grade of zero or a request to revise. Using any source without citation or using words verbatim without quotation marks is plagiarism. Remember that changing the words around in a source (whether manually or using an Internet engine) still amounts to plagiarism. Even the most minor infractions of these expectations will result in a grade of zero or a request to revise.