THE BURDEN OF LEGACY IN NADINE GORDIMER’S BURGER’S DAUGHTER
Accepted
26 March 2026
Available Online
15 March 2014
Abstract
IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE RISE OF APARTHEID AS A LEGITIMATE RULING SYSTEM IN THE 1950S AND THE 1960S BROUGHT ABOUT A REVIVAL OF THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT THAT WOULD DIVIDE THE SOCIETY EVEN FURTHER. THUS, GORDIMER’S NOVELS WRITTEN AFTER THE SHARPEVI LLE MASSACRE WILL FOCUS ON THE SHIFT FROM A PEACEFUL STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTH EID TOWARDS A RADICAL SOLUTION – REVOLUTION - THAT WOULD PUT AN END TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL AND POLITICAL INJUSTICES PERPETRATED BY THE WHITES IN SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PAPER SETS OU T TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT THAT HERITAGE AND LEGACY HAVE OVER PERSONAL IDENTITY IN GORDIMER’S BURGER’S DAUGHTER.
Keywords
IDENTITY
LEGACY
REVOLUTION
APARTHEID
SOUTH AFRICA
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