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Embodies the decline of the lifestyle and the societal neglect of the community. Lena: Role: A strong-willed character. Traits: Fights for the rights and dignity of her people. 4. Key Themes
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Based on Steyn's research, the drama documents the lives of the Karretjiemense around Colesberg.
The patriarch of the family and a master sheep-shearer.
Patrick Cullinan Context: These notes are designed for South African High School Home Language or First Additional Language levels.
The play centers on a real group of people: itinerant sheep shearers of mixed-race descent, who traveled across the Karoo with all their possessions on donkey-drawn carts. They lived a marginal existence, camping under bridges like the Seekoeirivier, waiting for work on isolated farms. At their peak, an estimated 5,000 people lived this way, but their numbers have drastically dwindled.
The local clinic sister hears about the sick child. She comes to Mina’s home and insists the boy needs modern medicine (antibiotics, a hospital visit). Mina refuses. A tense confrontation follows: the clinic sister calls Mina “backward” and “ignorant”; Mina accuses the clinic sister of disrespecting ancestors and alienating her from her own culture.
