Passed Like a Shadow Novel Analysis
Author: Bernald Mapalala Year: 2006 Literary Critic: Mwalimu Makoba Short story about the novel Atwoki comes from a poor family with an alcoholic father, but his natural talent for football changes his life. At a young age, he is selected to play for the national team. In the city, he meets a friend named David, who introduces him to a lifestyle of womanizing. After meeting Edda, a sex worker at a nightclub, Atwoki contracts HIV/AIDS. As his health declines, he can no longer play football and is forced to return home. Ultimately, the novel illustrates how the HIV/AIDS pandemic can shatter the dreams of a promising young man. Content Refer to what is being said in a literary work. It include the following: Themes, message, philosophy and conflict. Themes 1. Aids pandemic This disease is wiping the population indiscrimately. Adyeri, Amoti, David, Vicky, David father and mother, Aliganyira and Atwoki are example of the people who fall victim of the Aid pandemic. Pandemic diseases are...