Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela

This article investigates the use of dialogue in the depiction of the main character, Mpumlo’s personality traits in S. A. Dazela’s novel, Izono zakho ziya kukujikela (“Your sins will turn against you”, 1991). Mpumlo is the lead character in the novel. The aspects of Mpumlo’s personality, as depicte...

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Main Author: Zilibele Mtumane
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 2017-10-01
Series:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
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Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/3083
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description This article investigates the use of dialogue in the depiction of the main character, Mpumlo’s personality traits in S. A. Dazela’s novel, Izono zakho ziya kukujikela (“Your sins will turn against you”, 1991). Mpumlo is the lead character in the novel. The aspects of Mpumlo’s personality, as depicted through dialogue, that feature prominently in the novel, include his kindness and humaneness, caring, being a liar, dangerousness, jealousy, cruelty, sarcasm, irresponsibility, cheating, rudeness and disrespect. All these traits will be highlighted. A discussion is also presented of the concepts of dialogue and personality in general and of Mpumlo’s personality traits in particular.
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spelling doaj.art-8ee51591cbbe4a7dabc2e1b6ed6492292022-12-21T20:40:26ZafrTydskrif vir Letterkunde AssociationTydskrif vir Letterkunde0041-476X2309-90702017-10-01472Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikelaZilibele Mtumane0University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis article investigates the use of dialogue in the depiction of the main character, Mpumlo’s personality traits in S. A. Dazela’s novel, Izono zakho ziya kukujikela (“Your sins will turn against you”, 1991). Mpumlo is the lead character in the novel. The aspects of Mpumlo’s personality, as depicted through dialogue, that feature prominently in the novel, include his kindness and humaneness, caring, being a liar, dangerousness, jealousy, cruelty, sarcasm, irresponsibility, cheating, rudeness and disrespect. All these traits will be highlighted. A discussion is also presented of the concepts of dialogue and personality in general and of Mpumlo’s personality traits in particular.https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/3083DialogueisiXhosa novelS.A. DazelaIzono zakho ziya kukujikelapersonality traits.
spellingShingle Zilibele Mtumane
Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Dialogue
isiXhosa novel
S.A. Dazela
Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
personality traits.
title Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
title_full Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
title_fullStr Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
title_full_unstemmed Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
title_short Dialogue in S. A. Dazela’s Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
title_sort dialogue in s a dazela s izono zakho ziya kukujikela
topic Dialogue
isiXhosa novel
S.A. Dazela
Izono zakho ziya kukujikela
personality traits.
url https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/3083
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