Characterization
How do the people around Trevor react when he speaks IsiZulu?
They looked shocked!1!!!1!
Name one literary device and how it was used in the passage.
Indirect/Direct Characterization - How the actions of the men reflect their personality/upbringing
Metaphor - Trevor's comparison to being a "chameleon"
Repetition - How he's capable of speaking multiple languages and how that reflects upon him
Symbolism - How language is the one common thing that connects people
And more (hosts will judge upon hearing)
What is apartheid?
Policy of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa.
Why does Trevor identify himself as a chameleon?
He's able to change how he's perceived based on the languages he uses.
What literary device is used in the phrase "that, and so many other smaller incidents in my life, made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people" (Noah 56), and how does that phrase connect to postcolonialism?
Indirect characterization - showcases the impact that language has on connection with different people
How has apartheid impacted how Trevor grew up and the situation that he fell into?
With the impacts of apartheid, much of the resentment was directed towards white citizens by people who were stripped of their rights. This prompted the idea of mugging only white citizens, with the Zulu men laughing when they realized that Trevor wasn't white.
How has the apartheid system in South Africa forced Trevor in relation to code switching and shifting other people's perspectives?
(must be using evidence from the specific paragraph)
As apartheid forced many people's rights and restricted where they lived and who they married, it normalized system racism based on the color of someone's skin by instilling a sense of superiority in white citizens and trauma in black citizens.
With this information and paragraph in mind, it demonstrates how the perception of other people's races are being used to justify their actions (e.g only wanting to steal from whites)
What might've prompted this conflict between the colonizing and colonized culture?
With the impacts of apartheid, much of the resentment was directed towards white citizens by people who were stripped of their rights.