HA’ PENNY BY ALAN PATON

NUR SYAFIQA BINTI ABD AZIZ

FARA KHAIRANI BINTI SAIFULBAHRI

MUHAMMAD MU’AZ B. MOHD RIDZUAN

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SYNOPSIS

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A 12 year old mosuto boy, the narrator met in a reformatory school.

Ha’ Penny lied about his family. He felt sick and died because of

tuberculosis.

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THEMES

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Need of family love Loneliness Consequences of strict segregation

based on the colour of one’s skin

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CHARACTERS

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• 12 years old• He wished to have a family• A waif• Died because of tuberculosis

Ha’ Penny

• Tried to be nice to the boys• Principal at the reformatory school

Narrator/Principal

• Decent and homely woman• Valued her children• Adopted Ha’ Penny at last• Realized to be a fitting mother to Ha’

Penny

Mrs. Betty

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SETTINGS

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Time- Sunday afternoon Place- The reformatory- Gate of reformatory- Bloemfontein

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SYMBOLISMS

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Ha’ Penny

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P.O.V (point of view) First – person point of

view.

Seen through the eyes of the narrator.

A character in the story is  the narrator.  This  character is telling the  story.

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TONES Describes the mood of

the story

Descriptive words that tells what the author was trying to show.

Understanding Guilt Sympathy Sad

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PLOT The main story arc

of a literary work

Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution

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