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Welcome to my presentation. I have chosen chapter 7 from the book.

This chapter is called Fufi and we learn all about Trevor’s pets.

First I would like to summarize the chapter for you.

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Trevor’s mother likes all animals and so they have two cats as pets when
they live in Eden Park.
They don’t have the cats for a long time and Trevor has not formed a
close relationship with them when something terrible happened. I want to
read this passage to you.

 book, p. 96 (erster Abschnitt bis witch)

After a time without any pets they have two dogs, called Panther and
Fufi.
They think that Fufi is stupid and they only find out that Fufi can’t hear
after his death.
For Trevor, Fufi is the love of his life. Fufi can jump very high, even over
the wall of their garden.
When Trevor and his mother aren’t at home during the day, Fufi jumps
over this wall and rans to another family.
One day Trevor observes this. He follows Fufi to the other family and
there is a dispute about who owns the dog.
At the end they pay money for Fufi and they can take it home again, but
Trevor is nevertheless crying. He has his first lovesick. The reason: He
has seen that Fufi does not only love him but also a boy from the other
family.
In hindsight Trevor is grateful for this experience with Fufi. In the book we
can read at the end of the chapter:

 book, p. 100
That experience shaped what I’ve felt about relationships for the rest of
my life: You do not own the things that you love. I was lucky to learn that
lesson at such a young age.
In this chapter we not only learn about Trevor's pets but also about South
African culture.

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In the introduction to the chapter, Trevor writes that South Africans

believe that only witches have cats and that all cats are witches.
Trevor’s mum is an exception. She likes all animals.

We also learn in this chapter that almost every black South-African family
has a dog and that black families treat their dogs differently than white
families. I read the passage for you:

 book, p. 96
No matter how poor you were, you had a dog. White people treat dogs
like children or members of the family. Black people’s dogs are more for
protection, a poor-man’s alarm system.

And we also learn how black South-African people give names to their
dogs. The book explains that the animals are named after their traits. So
a dog with stripes is for example called Tiger or if a dog is vicious it is
called Danger. Fufi is surly not a typical South-African dog name.

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This is the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening.