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A comparison of the ways in which the writers use language in “Masilo’s Adventure” and “My cousin comes to Jo’Burg”.
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A comparison of the ways in which the writers use language in "Masilo's Adventure" and "My cousin comes to Jo'Burg" The stories "Masilo's Adventure" and "My cousin comes to Jo'Burg" compare South African reality with the ideal. "Masilo's Adventure" is about a boy who leaves home to try and find his fortune by finding a pot of gold under the rainbow. He doesn't find the end of a rainbow but finds a giants cave, the giant is evil but his wife is good. The giant has lots of riches, which Masilo takes and his mother and he live happily ever after! It is a bit obvious that this story is fantasy/fairy tale based. The story is a bit like "Jack and the beanstalk" but was written in a different part of the world. "My cousin comes to Jo'Burg" is about a young man who moves to Johannesburg to live with his...
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