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At the robot in Eerstelaan – Marita van Aswegen

1 two pairs of feet girt across the tar
2 his arm and neck are so stiff and sore
3 his legs so lame from yesterday's standing
4 Hooked in, he meekly follows where they go

cars' tires screech to a halt

5 in the tin ring five cents and a rand
6 7 he smells the fish and chip shop on first avenue
8 here at the robot where he spends the day

his arm is plucked and jerked and he is startled

9 10 when his foot swerved over a pipe to one side
11 "we better get money, or I'll leave you here,"
12 sis the tsotsi and sy ass ruik to beer

13 his heart beats fast like that of a frightened child

14 how will he be able to find his place again from here?
15 the traffic lights click and the engines roar along
16 his dull eyes tremblingly struck upward

17 trieng, trieng rings a bicycle bell

18 he bent down and pulled at his broken sock
19 the traffic light clicks and tires scrape over tar
20 his arm and shoulder are so stiff and sore

21 a car window rolls down and a bus rumbles far away

22 if death only wants to come and get him
23 then he can rest forever and ever
24 the tsotsi clears his throat and spits a jet

25 money jingles in the tin and then lies still

26 the pigeons coo and a little child cries
27 "mommy he's blind," a little girl squeaks softly
28 he turns his head sideways and he waits

29 "here is another ten rand," says the woman

30 "buy yourself something to chew on"
31 the traffic light clicks and he continues to wait
32 the tsotsi plucked him by his sore arm and laughed

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At the robot in First Avenue

1 two pairs of feet scrape over the tar his
2 arm and neck are so stiff and sore his
legs so lame from yesterday’s standing 3 4
arms linked he follows obediently where they go

5 car tyres grind to a halt in

6 the tin five cents and a rand clink he
7 smells the fish and chips shop in first avenue here at
8 the robot where he stands all day

his arm gets jerked and pulled and he gets a fright 9 10

when awkwardly his foot stumbles one side over a pipe 11 “we
better get money, otherwise I’ll leave you here,” 12 hisses the
tsotsi and his breath smells like beer

13 his heart beats as fast as a scared child 14

how will he find the place where he lies from here? 15 the
traffic light clicks and the engines growl together 16 his dull eyes
turning upwards

17 tring, tring rings a bicycle bell 18 he

bends down and pulls at his broken sock 19 the traffic
light clicks and the tyres scrape over the tar 20 his arm and
shoulder are so stiff and sore

21 a car window squeals open and far away a bus groans 22 if

only death would come and take him 23 then he
could rest forever and ever 24 the tsotsi
clears his throat and spits out a stream

25 money jingles in the tin and then lies still 26 the

doves coo and a child cries out with pleasure 27 “mommy
he’s blind,” the little girl pipes softly 28 he turns his head
away and waits

29 “here is another ten rand,” the woman says 30 “buy

something for yourself to eat,” 31 the traffic
light clicks and he continues waiting 32 the tsotsi tugs his
sore arm and laughs

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BACKGROUND

Marita van Aswegen works part-time as a social worker with children in need.
ÿ She has seen and experienced a lot of misery.
ÿ Especially where people without conscience children and people who are helpless,
abuse.
ÿ Children and nature inspire her.
ÿ She writes about things she sees and experiences on a daily basis.
ÿ Her stories often have a large piece of reality.

GENERAL INFORMATION – BEGGARS

Beggars' circumstances are unique.

Beggars can be divided into three groups:
ÿ The traditional beggar.
ÿ The beggar with the robot.
ÿ The beggar who begs from house to house.

It is important not to give money to beggars.

ÿ Rather support organizations in your area that provide services to the homeless
liver.
ÿ These organizations do not get money from the state and have to raise money themselves
to help the homeless.
ÿ Support them by donating them food and second-hand clothes.
ÿ You can also work as a volunteer.

Talk a little with your classmates about how it must feel to wake up every day and not know whether it's light
or dark and to rely on others to help you.
ÿ Just think how bad it must be to be blind and poor.
ÿ This is what happens in this poem.
ÿ People without a conscience use the blindness of others to enrich themselves.
traffic light ÿ The person who is abused is like a robot.
o He does what others tell him to do for the little money he will get.

o Unfortunately, the criminal keeps most of the profit

themselves.

However, many people today beg because they are too lazy to work.
ÿ To have no responsibility is their choice and that is why they do not, e.g. will accept a job if someone
offers it to them.

In the poem we are dealing with a universal problem.

ÿ The exploitation of the defenseless who are forced to beg by criminals
and then take the money for them.
ÿ In the poem we have a blind man who is forced by a tsotsi to
price.

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One is often at the mercy of others.

ÿ A blind man is forced to beg by a tsotsi.
ÿ He takes him to the traffic light and threatens not to take him back to his sleeping place if
he does not beg for their money.
ÿ He takes the money that the people give to the old blind beggar.

Mood = depressing

PRINTING

Outer structure = eight stanzas – four lines each (quatrain).

Fixed rhyme scheme: Pair rhyme
ÿ Except stanza 6 = cross rhyme.
ÿ Function of rhyme scheme: It depicts the blind man's daily begging routine,
from which he cannot escape.

Inner building = There is progression.

ÿ The content of the poem creates for us a picture of how the day is for the
beggar course.
ÿ Atmosphere is created through progression and the sensory perception.

title

Events at a specific robot/traffic light are described (Eerstelaan), although it can also happen at
other places.
Literally = The blind man is standing at a traffic light.
Figurative = The man at the robot acts/reacts like a robot/machine that has no control over
itself.
ÿ He is manipulated by others/he is forced to beg.

Stanza 1

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two pairs of feet girt across the tar

Two pairs of feet = suggest there are two people.

ÿ The tsotsi and blind beggar

Sound imitation/onomatopoeia = “girts” = grinding sound

ÿ The feet shuffle across the tarmac.

2 his arm and neck are so stiff and sore

3 his legs so lame from yesterday's standing

The beggar's arm and neck hurt from the can being shaken.
ÿ His legs are lame/tired from the previous day/yesterday's standing and now again today.

Alliteration = repetition of “s” sound.

4 Hooked in, he meekly follows where they go

hooked = There is a person leading the beggar (the other pair of feet).

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ÿ Indication that he is blind.

submissive = He walks willingly/he obeys the person who leads him.

Assonance = “aa” sound

The person who leads the beggar (tsotsi) has no mercy.

ÿ It doesn't bother him at all that the blind person's body is tired and sore.

Stanza 2

5 cars' tires screech to a halt

The robot turns red and cars stop = come to a standstill.

Onomatopoeia/onomatopoeia = “crunch”
ÿ Come to a stop quickly.

6 five cents and a rand ring in the can

Onomatopoeia = "ring"
ÿ He can hear the money falling into the tin = sense of hearing is constantly on the
foreground.
ÿ The people throw their change that may be lying around in the car/or wallet inside the
beggar's can.

Alliteration = “k” sound

7 he smells the fish and chip shop on first avenue

The line suggests that he is hungry.

ÿ Sense of smell = he smells the food.
ÿ The shop is near the robot where he stands and begs.

8 here at the robot where he spends the day

He begs all day.

ÿ Probably all day without food.

Stanza 3

9 his arm is plucked and jerked and he is startled

10 yoe his foot stupidly swerved to one side over a pipe

Polysyndeton = repetition of “and”

ÿ Emphasize how the old man is treated roughly/not gently.
o He is abused.
o He is dragged around to where the tsotsi want him to go.

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His feet are stupid.

ÿ He cannot see where he should walk. ÿ He is
startled because he gives way to his foot when he trips over a pipe.

11 "we better get money, or I'll leave you here,"

Direct words from the tsotsi.

The tsotsi threatens the blind beggar.

ÿ He threatens the blind beggar that he will leave him where he is if he does not get enough
money. ÿ He is not going to
take him back to his familiar surroundings.

12 sis the tsotsi and sy ass ruik to beer

hiss = sound a snake makes. ÿ

Suggest that the tsotsi are sneaky and dangerous.

tsotsi = An idler who commits crimes.

ÿ Usually part of a gang/dangerous

Tsotsi said he didn't have a beer.

ÿ He will probably use most of the money the beggar gets
to buy more drink/beer.

Stanza 4

13 his heart beats fast like that of a frightened child

Comparison.
ÿ He is very scared because the tsotsi threaten him to leave him alone. ÿ How will he get
back to his familiar surroundings if he doesn't do what the tsotsi tells him to do.

14 how will he be able to find his place again from here?

Rhetorical question = no answer.

He will not find his lair/sleeping place on his own. ÿ This

may indicate that he does not have a home - only a place where he sleeps =
poverty. ÿ
Lair = reminds us of a snake.

15 the traffic lights click and the engines roar along

Onomatopoeia = “click” and “roar”

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"click" = he hears the traffic light change.

ÿ Hearing (senses) of the blind very fine.
ÿ Robot is green.
"roar" = the cars start moving.
ÿ Pull away with a roar.

16 his dull eyes tremblingly struck upwards

His eyes are dull = like the eyes of some blind people.

Shaking upwards = blind people's eyes are often half upwards because they cannot see but

ÿ The trembling = may refer to his lips moving and muttering a prayer (hope there will be enough
money so that the tsotsi will take him safely back to his lair. (believing/hopeful)

The beggar's fear is described in this stanza.

The alliteration of the "w" sound and assonance of "aa" sound emphasize the fear he experiences.

ÿ He is far from his home and does not know if he will be able to find it again.

Stanza 5

17 trieng, trieng rings a bicycle bell

Inversion = reversed word order (The bicycle's bell rings, trieng, trieng)
ÿ Start with the sound a bicycle bell makes.
o Emphasize the sound the blind hears.

Sound imitation/onomatopoeia = "train, train" ÿ Sense of

hearing - sense of hearing.
ÿ He is dependent on his other senses too, e.g. the smell of the fish and
chips

18 he bent down and pulled at his broken sock

Broken sock = emphasizes his poverty.

Alliteration “s” sound

19 the traffic light clicks and tires scrape across the tarmac

Onomatopoeia = “click”
ÿ The traffic light changes again = red.

Tires screech = cars come to a stop.

ÿ Brake quickly.
ÿ
20 his arm and shoulder are so stiff and so sore

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An almost repeat of line 2 (replace "neck" with "shoulder") ÿ This highlights

the blind man's constant physical pain and discomfort.
o He has to keep his arm straight all the time and shake the can for the
people to put money in.
ÿ Alliteration of 's” sound also contributes to emphasizing his discomfort.

Stanza 6

Cross rhyme while all the other stanzas pair rhyme .

21 a car window rolls down and a bus rumbles far away

Onomatopoeia/onomatopoeia = "chirp" and "thump"

Sounds he can hear.

ÿ A car window that is opened can indicate that someone is paying for him
give.

22 if death only wants to come and get him 23

then he can rest forever and ever

Here we get the blind's emotions and feeling. ÿ He

wishes to die. ÿ He can no longer
endure this difficult existence.

Line 22 = personification

24 the tsotsi clears his throat and spits a jet

Here we get a contrast between the blind's fragility (r.22/23) versus the harshness/
insensitivity of the tsotsi (r.24) ÿ The blind hears
how the tsotsi sucks up the mucus deep from the back of his throat and spits it out in a jet
for all to see.

Stanza 7

25 money jingles in the tin and then lies still

Onomatopoeia = "ring"

Money is thrown into the can. ÿ He

can hear it.

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ÿ “quiet” = suggestion that not much money falls into the can.

26 the pigeons coo and a little child cries

These happy sounds that the beggar now hears may indicate that his mood is a little
better.
ÿ Money came in.
Onomatopoeia = “coo” and “squeal”

This line emphasizes the contrast between the beggar's feeling in lines 22/23 against the joy
of life of the child (still young = diminution) and cooing pigeons.

ÿ Downsizing = baby = no worries in the world.

27 "mommy he's blind," a little girl squeaks softly

Direct words from the little girl. (diminutive = she is still young/small)

She spoke softly, almost as if she didn't want the blind beggar to hear her.
ÿ She feels sorry for the blind beggar.
ÿ little girl = little boys do not show their feelings as easily as little girls.

Elision/omission = he's = he is

28 he turns his head sideways and he waits

He turns his head sideways to listen/hear if more money is going to fall into his can.
ÿ Italics = maybe he is shy/he hopes if he appears humble, they will more
give money
ÿ He waits = it's almost as if he knows the mother is going to give him more money.

Stanza 8

29 "here is another ten rand," says the woman

30 "buy yourself something to chew on"

Direct words from the woman.

She gives him R10 (she feels sorry for him) and says he should buy him something to eat.

She knows he is blind and that may be the reason why she mentions/tells him that she is giving
him R10.

31 the traffic light clicks and he continues to wait

The traffic light changes again and the blind man is still holding out his can in the hope of more
money.

32 the tsotsi plucked him by his sore arm and laughed

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The tsotsi pick on him = abuse him/treat him roughly.

ÿ He feels nothing for the blind beggar.
ÿ Blind beggar's discomfort/sore body is emphasized here once again.

The tsotsi laughing also indicates his insensitivity.

ÿ Suggest that the money will not be used for the blind beggar.
ÿ Tsotsi is going to take the money for himself.

Irony = The money is not going to be used for food for the blind beggar, but (perhaps) for drink for the
tsotsi.
ÿ People like the blind beggar will always be exploited by others (laughs) because of the easy way they
can get the money.

Polisyndeton = stanza 3/5/6/7/8

ÿ Indicates the blind's innocence.

Sensory perception = the blind perceives everything with his senses.

ÿ He experiences the world through what he can hear, smell and feel.
ÿ The reader stands, as it were, in the shoes of the beggar.
o We can experience the environment as the blind experience it.

A lot of sound imitation = this is how the blind "see" through sounds (grits, crunches, jingles, hisses,
clicks, roars, triengs, scrapes, chirps, booms, coos, squeals, beeps) and smells (the fish-and-chips, beer
breath) and feel (plucked and jerked, arm and neck stiff and sore, legs paralyzed, foot giving way, heart
beating fast-anxious)
ÿ it places the reader inside the events - as the blind experience it.
o The blind makes sense out of his dark world by listening to sounds
listen.

Progression
Stanza 1 = "two pairs of feet girt over the tar" as they walk.
Stanza 2 = "events at the robot" (standing all day without a break/maybe not even eating)

Stanza 3 = the tsotsi's hard-handed "plucked and snatched" from the blind.
Stanza 4 = "his dull eyes quiveringly shot upwards" at the threat as the traffic moves away as the robot
turns green.
Stanza 5 = the slow traffic (a bicycle) also moves on while the robot turns red.
Stanza 6 = someone gives him money while they were with the robot.
Stanza 7 = someone throws money into his can.
Stanza 8 = he still gets money because he is blind.
QUESTIONS

1
Give the denotative meaning of the title of the poem. (1)

2 Explain the connotative meaning of the title of the poem. (1)

3 Why is the word "robot" so effective in the title? (1)

4 Where exactly did these events take place? (1)

5 Give THREE pieces of evidence from stanza 1 that the beggar is not alone. (3)

6 Why do you think the beggar's arm and neck would be stiff and sore? (1)

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7 From what can you conclude that today is not the beggar's first time begging? Quote a VEHICLE. (1)

8 What is implied by ONE VEIL 4? (1)

9 Quote ONE WORD from stanza 1 which indicates that the beggar is blind. (1)

10 The tsotsi know no mercy/give the blind no rest.

Do you agree with the statement? Quote ONE STATEMENT to motivate your answer. (1)

11 The beggar is blind.

Cite ONE PROOF to prove that the statement is TRUE. (1)

12 Quote the WORD from stanza 1 to prove that the beggar obediently follows the person who leads
him. (1)

13 Give an example of sound imitation from stanza 1. (1)

14 Which sense comes to the fore in stanza 1? (1)

15 Quote THREE CONSECUTIVE WORDS from stanza 1 that indicate that there is more than one
person in the picture. (1)

16 Give an example of assonance from stanza 1. (1)

17 From stanza 1, quote a line in which alliteration occurs. Underline the sounds that are repeated. (1)

18 What sound do the cars' tires make when they stop? (1)

19 Give TWO examples of onomatopoeia from stanza 2. (2)

20 What can you infer from the way the cars stop? (1)

21 What TWO senses come to the fore in stanza 2? (2)

22 The beggar begs for half a day.

Quote part of a line from stanza 2 to prove the statement incorrect (1)
proof.

23 From what can you conclude that there is money in the tin? Give ONE WORD only (1)
from stanza 2.
24 What does verse 7 imply? (1)

25 Name the place that sells food in Eerstelaan. (1)

26 The blind man must beg all day.

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Do you agree with the statement? Quote TWO CONSECUTIVE WORDS to

motivate your answer. (1)

27 Choose the CORRECT answer in brackets. Just write down the question number and answer.

The word "ring" in stanza 2 indicates that the money is in the tin 27.1 (falls/lies still)
and this is an example of 27.2 (inversion/sound imitation). (2)

28 Why do you think the beggar has to stand by the robot all day and not just for a short time? (1)

29 Quote ONE WORD from stanza 2 that indicates someone is begging. (1)

30 In many places we often find more than one beggar.

Who would you give money to - the blind or physically able beggar? Motivate your answer. (1)

31 Choose the CORRECT answer to complete the sentence. Just write down the
question number and letter, e.g. 31E.

The repetition of the conjunction "and" is known as...

On onomatopoeia.
B polysyndeton.
C oxymoron.
D inversion. (1)

32 What is the function of the repetition of the conjunction "and" in stanza 3? (1)

33 Give TWO WORDS from stanza 3 to describe how the blind beggar through (2)
the tsotsi are treated.

34 What did the beggar stumble over? (1)

35 Why is the beggar's foot described as "stupid"? (1)

36 How did the beggar react when he tripped over a pipe? (1)

37 How would you react if you saw someone treating a blind beggar harshly?
(1)
38 Why are people generally afraid to act when they see others being mistreated? (1)

39 What threat did the tsotsi make to the beggar? (2)

40 From what can you conclude that the tsotsi is a bad person? Give THREE facts. (3)

41 What evidence is there that the tsotsi used alcohol? (1)

42.1 Study stanza 3. What do you think the tsotsi will do with the money the beggar collects? (1)

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42.2 Motivate your answer in QUESTION 42.1. (1)

43.1 Which reptile "hisses"? (1)

43.2 What is implied by the word "sis" about the character of the tsotsi? (1)

44 How would you feel if someone tugged and plucked you like that? Give ONE WORD only if (1)
answer.

45 Quote part of a verse to prove that the tsotsi treats the beggar harshly. (1)

46 What is the function of the quotation marks in line 11? (1)

47 Why was the beggar afraid that the tsotsi would leave him at the traffic light?
(1)
48 Name the imagery in line 13. (1)

49 What is compared to each other in verse 13? (2)

50 How do you know in stanza 4 that the beggar is blind? Give TWO consecutive (1)
words.

51 From what can you conclude that the beggar is religious? (1)

52 What happens every time the beggar "clicks" the traffic light
hear? (1)

53 What happens when the engines at the robot "roar"? (1)

54 How do you know that the old man/beggar probably doesn't have a house? (1)

55 Quote a line from stanza 4 in which alliteration occurs. Underline the sounds. (1)

56 Give TWO examples of sound imitation from stanza 4. (2)

57.1 What is the question in line 14 called? (1)

57.2 Give a reason for your answer in QUESTION 57.1. (1)

58 What technique is used to emphasize line 17? (1)

59 The beggar heard cars stop and pull away. What other two means of transport did the
beggar also hear? (2)

60 What is the function of the "trieng, trieng" at the beginning of verse 11? (1)

61 What was on the bike that made the "trieng, trieng" sound? (1)

62 From what can you conclude that the beggar has no money to buy clothes? (1)

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63 What is the "tire shed" an indication of? (1)

64 Choose the CORRECT answer in brackets. Just write down the question number
and answer.

In line 19 the cars brake (slow/fast). (1)

65 What is the function of the repetition of line 20? (1)

66 What sound did the car's window make? (1)

67 Choose the CORRECT answer.

Stanza 6 is an example of...

A pair rhyme.
B cross rhyme.
C broken rhyme.
D embraced rym. (1)

68 What sound did the bus make? (1)

69 Which sense comes to the fore in stanza 6? (1)

70 Explain why senses play such an important role in the poem? (2)

71 Does the blind beggar feel positive or negative about life? Why do you say that?
(1)
72 Why do you think the beggar didn't want to live anymore? Give TWO reasons. (2)

73 What can you conclude from line 22 about the blind beggar's attitude towards the (1)
life?

74 Describe the blind beggar's state of mind in stanza 6 with ONE

WORD. (1)

75 Choose the CORRECT answer in brackets. Just write down the question number
and answer.

In line 24 we find a 75.1 (contrast/similarity) between the 75.2

(sensitivity/insensitivity) of the tsotsi and the blind beggar's 75.3 (fragility/
independence). (3)

76 What did the tsotsi do in stanza 6 that is bad manners/unfit? (1)

77 How would you describe the tsotsi's character in line 24? (1)

78 What do the words "a car window roll down" suggest? (1)

79 Choose the CORRECT answer in brackets. Just write down the question number
and answer.
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Line 22: "if only death would come and get him" is an example of (a metaphor/
personification). (1)

80 What is implied by the word "ringing" in verse 25? (1)

81 What is the difference between the child and the beggar's state of mind? (2)

82 From what can you conclude that the child is excited? Give ONE WORD only (1)
from stanza 7.

83 Quote a line from stanza 7 that contrasts with the emotions of the
blind beggar. (1)

84 What is the function of the quotation marks in line 27? (1)

85 Why do you think the little girl speaks softly to her mother? (1)

86 Which technique is used to indicate that the little girl is still young/small?
(1)
87 What emotion does the little girl show towards the blind beggar? Give
only ONE WORD. (1)

88 What is the figure of speech in the word "he's" called? (1)

89 Why does the old man/beggar turn his head sideways? (1)

90 What is the beggar waiting for in verse 28? (1)

91 How did the blind beggar know the little girl was going to give him money? (1)

92 What did the little girl observe about the beggar? (1)

93 Why did the tsotsi make use of a blind person in order to

to do begging work? (1)
94 What is the function of the quotation marks in lines 29 and 30? (1)

95 How much money did the mother of the little girl give to the beggar? (1)

96 What should the beggar do with the money according to the woman? (1)

97 From what can you conclude that the woman gave extra money to the beggar? fetch (1)
only ONE WORD.

98 Cite a line of verse to indicate that the speaker feels sympathetic towards the blind?
(1)

99 Why did the tsotsi laugh in the last line? (1)

100 Explain the irony in stanza 8. (2)

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101 From what behavior of the tsotsi the woman must have realized that the money she
gave, was not for the blind beggar? Name TWO behavior patterns.
(2)
102 Why did the beggar keep waiting in verse 31? (1)

103 What did the beggar know would happen to his money in the tin? (1)

104 Why didn't the blind beggar refuse to stand with the tsotsi at the robot? (1)

105 Do you think beggars should be allowed in our towns/cities? Motivate you
answer. (1)

106 Choose the correct answer in brackets. Just write the question number and
answer down.

Tsotsi's are members of (the police/gangs). (1)

107 What should people give to beggars rather than money? (1)

108 Which reptile does the word "lair" remind you of? (Verse 14) (1)

109 Why was it so important for the beggar to get enough money for the tsotsi in (1)
to collect?

110 Why do you think beggars are increasing in our streets? (1)

111 How many times did the cars stop at the robot? (1)
112 Why would you say that the poem about the tsotsi's behavior is universal? (1)

113 Have you ever given money to beggars? Why or why not? (1)

114 Why do you think it is important that we stop the habit of (1)
give money to beggars?

115 Where do you think beggars can get help? (1)

116 Apart from the abuse of the blind, who else do tsotsi use to
collect their money? Name two other types of persons they make use of? (2)

117 Why is it so easy for tsotsis to use disabled people to beg for them? (1)

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MEMORANDUM

1
A beggar with a robot/events with a specific robot. (1)

2 The person at the robot acts like a robot/he follows instructions/is like a robot (machine) being led
around by someone. (1)

3 The man/beggar/person reacts like a robot/machine. (1)

4 At a robot in First Avenue. (1)

5 two pairs of feet

Hooked up
He meekly follows where they go (3)

6 He stood with his arm outstretched to shake his can. (1)

7 "his legs are so lame from yesterday" (1)

8 The beggar is blind. (1)

9 "hooked" (1)

10 Yes. "his arm and neck are so stiff and sore"/"his legs are so lame from yesterday's standing" (1)

11 "hooked in he meekly follows where they go" (1)

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12 "meek" (1)

13 "girts" (1)

14 sense of hearing (1)

15 "two pairs of feet" (1)

16 "hooked in he meekly follows where they go" (1)

17 "his arm and neck so stiff and sore" (1)

18 "crunch" (1)

19 "crunch" and "ring" (2)

20 They brake quickly/stop quickly (1)

21 sense of hearing and smell (2)

22 "where he stands the day" (1)

23 "ring" 24 the (1)

beggar is hungry (1)

25 fish and chip shop (1)

26 Yes. “day change” (1)

27.1 val
27.2 sound imitation (2)

28 to get enough money (1)

29 "can" (1)

30 Disabled beggar because they feel sorry for him/harder for him to (1)
to get a job

31 B (Polysyndeton) (1)

32 Wants to emphasize how rough/hard-handed the blind man is treated. (1)

33 "picked" ; "jerk" (2)

34 a pipe (1)

35 He cannot see where he should walk. (1)

36 He startled. (1)

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37 I will help the person/just ignore it/contact the police (1)

38 People don't want to get involved in other people's problems/are afraid they will
hurt (1)

39 He's just going to leave him there if he doesn't get enough money. (2)

40 He threatens the beggar to get enough money.

He jerked and plucked the beggar.
Let him stand and beg all day. (3)

41 His breath smells of beer. (1)

42.1 Purchase of liquor (1)

42.2 His breath smells of beer. (1)

43.1 slang (1)

43.2 He is dangerous. (1)

44 scared/upset/angry/upset/sad "his arm is plucked (1)

45 and pulled" (1)

46 The tsotsi's direct words. (1)

47 He would not be able to find his lair/sleeping place again on his own. (1)

48 Comparison (1)

49 The heart of the beggar beats like the heart of a frightened child. (2)

50 dull eyes (1)

51 he shook his eyes upward (1)

52 The traffic light changes from red to green or green to red. (1)

53 They are getting ready to leave/drive. (1)

54 He speaks of his "laying place" and not a house. (It is just a sleeping place like a
sidewalk/park/front of a shop) (1)

55 "his dull eyes tremblingly cast upwards" (1)

56 “click” ; “roar” (2)

57.1 Rhetorical question (1)

57.2 The question is not answered. (1)

58 inversion (1)

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59 bicycle and bus (2)

60 Want to emphasize the sound the blind man hears. (1)

61 bicycle clock (1)

62 His sock is broken. (1)

63 The cars quickly come to a stop. (1)

64 quickly (1)

65 beggar (1)

66 "tjier" (1)

67 B (cross rhyme) (1)

68 “rumble” 69 (1)
sense of hearing (1)

70 The beggar is blind and his senses are important to him. This is how he "sees" or knows what is going
on around him. (2)

71 Negative. He wishes to die. (1)

72 He is tired of being abused/mistreated by others.

He no longer wants to suffer like this/be so poor/struggle like this without money. (2)

73 He is negative. (1)

74 despondent/depressed (1)

75.1 contrast
75.2 insensitivity
75.3 fragility (3)

76 He spits. (1)

77 He is rude/inappropriate. (1)

78 Someone opens their window to put money in the can. (1)

79 personification (1)

80 Money falling into the beggar's can/someone throws money into the beggar's (1)
can.

81 The little child squeals = excited while the beggar is unhappy/despondent/

is depressed. (1)

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82 “jil” (1)

83 "the doves coo and a child squeals" (1)

84 These are the direct words of the little girl. (1)

85 She probably doesn't want the blind beggar to hear her. (1)

86 Use of diminutive form. (1)

87 pity (1)

88 Elision/sound imitation (1)

89 To hear if money falls into his tin. (1)

90 For money to fall into his tin. (1)

91 She said he was blind. (1)

92 He is blind/cannot see. (1)

93 He knew people would feel sorry for him. (1)

94 The direct words of the woman (daughter's mother). (1)

95 Ten edge (R10). (1)

96 Buying food. (1)

97 “yet” (1)

98 "here is another ten rand," says the woman (1)

99 He is happy about the money the beggar got because he is going to take (use) it/
He is happy his evil plan worked. (1)

100 The money does not go for food for the blind person but for the tsotsi to probably buy
drink. (1)

101 The tsotsi laughed and picked/treated the beggar harshly/roughly

treat. (2)

102 He hoped for more money. (1)

103 The tsotsi will take it for him. (1)

104 He was afraid of him. (1)

105 No. People have to work for their money/they buy drinks and not food with the
does not apply
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Yes. There is not work for everyone in South Africa so people will do anything for money. (1)

106 gangs (1)

107 food/clothes (1)

108 slang (1)

109 He is afraid the tsotsi will not take him back to his lair/sleeping place.
(1)
110 Hardest to work./People too lazy to work/People don't want to
doesn't accept responsibility/It's an easy way to earn money/someone who gave up/
no one who cares/family rejected him/poverty (1)

111 twice 112 It (1)

happens all over the world. (1)

113 Yes. I feel sorry for them/It is more difficult for a blind person to find a job so I give to the disabled/
I have more than them/I am blessed.
OF
No. I'd rather buy them food/state should take care of them/it only strengthens the habit/They use
(abuse) the money for drugs (gum; beer)/some beggars are rude and ungrateful (1)

114 This is how the beggars will stop the bad habit. (1)

115 churches (1)

116 disabled and babies (soft prey like school children) (2)

117 Disabled people depend on others to help them/people (the

community/passers-by) give more easily to a disabled person than to a young healthy beggar
who is able to look for work. (1)

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