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    This document provides study questions about the short story "The Lemon Orchard" by Alex la Guma to help analyze themes and literary elements. The questions ask the reader to: 1) Underline Afrikaans words in the story and determine their meaning and the effectiveness of incorporating the local language. 2) Identify examples of leitmotifs in the story and what purpose they serve. 3) Analyze the point of view used in the story and whether it is fixed or shifts, and how important point of view is to understanding the story. 4) Consider the importance of the lemon orchard setting referenced in the title and whether it is an effective title or if an alternative title could be suggested

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    This document provides study questions about the short story "The Lemon Orchard" by Alex la Guma to help analyze themes and literary elements. The questions ask the reader to: 1) Underline Afrikaans words in the story and determine their meaning and the effectiveness of incorporating the local language. 2) Identify examples of leitmotifs in the story and what purpose they serve. 3) Analyze the point of view used in the story and whether it is fixed or shifts, and how important point of view is to understanding the story. 4) Consider the importance of the lemon orchard setting referenced in the title and whether it is an effective title or if an alternative title could be suggested

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    The Taste of Melon by Borden Deal

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    This document provides study questions about the short story "The Lemon Orchard" by Alex la Guma to help analyze themes and literary elements. The questions ask the reader to: 1) Underline Afrikaans words in the story and determine their meaning and the effectiveness of incorporating the local language. 2) Identify examples of leitmotifs in the story and what purpose they serve. 3) Analyze the point of view used in the story and whether it is fixed or shifts, and how important point of view is to understanding the story. 4) Consider the importance of the lemon orchard setting referenced in the title and whether it is an effective title or if an alternative title could be suggested

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    The Taste of Melon By Borden Deal

    Below are study questions to help you understand and analyse the short stories in
    Stories of Ourselves. Always answer in complete sentences, and use examples from
    the stories where relevant. I would also like to encourage you to write detailed,
    complete answers; dont be too easily satisfied with what you have written.
    The Lemon Orchard by Alex la Guma
    See Wikipedia Alex la Guma.
    1.
    Underline all the words in Afrikaans and find out what they mean. How
    effective is the writers use of local language?
    2.
    Find examples of la Gumas use of leitmotif(s). What is the function of these
    motifs in the story?
    3.
    What can you say about the point of view in The Lemon Orchard? Is it
    fixed? Give examples to support your ideas. Point of view determines what the
    reader sees in a story. How important is this in The Lemon Orchard?
    4.
    Consider the title. How important in the lemon orchard in this story? Is it an
    effective title? Can you think of an alternative title?

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