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{SPEAKER name="Brooks B. Robinson"}
A troubling inquiry into the Christian idea and values being presented to the Africans at that time.
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So we see do a meaning in Moeti oa Bochabela, Mofolo's first novel
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now Mofolo went on to write the novel Pitseng and Chaka Zulu, probably Chaka Zulu is his most famous novel
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In Chaka Zulu, Mofolo uses memory, he uses ledged, he uses hear say
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and he develops Chaka the main character
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who once one reads that particular piece of work
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you find that Chaka resembles in many ways real life historical characters.
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personalities like Cesar or Titus
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or even Napoleon.
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Chaka was a boy who endured many struggles,
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but through his brilliance and though his ingenuity
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went on to become king of the Zulus.
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Now to give you a taste of Mofolo's writing you'll hear a bit from Chaka Zulu.
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As a result of Chaka's fight to become king of the Zulus
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He encountered a great deal of suffering, and the bit you will hear is a statement by Chaka that
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expresses his determination from get vengeance from all that attempted to prevent his rise to power.
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Mofolo writes the following:
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{SPEAKER name="Another speaker"}
"From this time on, I will do as I like"
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"Whether a man is guilty or not, I will kill him if I wish."
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"Until now, my purpose have been good"
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"Hence forth, I put one purpose to do as I like"
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"even if it is wrong"
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"and to take the complete vengeance."
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{SPEAKER name="Brooks B. Robinson"}
I think what you just heard is a good example, a fine example, of Mofolo's work
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Just noticed the use of the old standard English.
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He says, "Hence forth, I PUT one put one purpose"
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Now in today's English, or modern English
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We would say "Hence forth, I have but one perso- purpose."
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"Or I have one purpose"
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Now Mofolo, you'll remember is from South Africa
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and as I said he is the first real African English prosaic writer or novelist,

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and from South Africa