● How do Mark's experiences shape who is becoming as a person? How do the
excerpts we have read in Kaffir Boy show the evolution of Mark’s core
beliefs? How do you think his experiences impacted him in the future? Write
your post using at least 6-8 sentences. Use quoted evidence from Kaffir Boy
with page numbers to support your reasoning.
Reply to two other classmates' posts:
● Respond to two other classmates' posts using at least 3-4 sentences per
reply. Write about what your classmate noticed that you did not. You may
pose questions for your classmates or further build upon ideas that they
posted. You may compare and contrast your ideas with the ideas of your
classmates'.
How has Mark's experiences shaped him as a person thorughout the book? These
experiences have shaped him in many ways as a person due to going through traumatic
times in his life. In this book, he is forced to do his job so that he can support his family
and send his brothers to school. He also discovered that he was being humiliated as he
was trying to get his passbook. Not only that, at the beginning of the book, he is
constantly being terrorized by police raids in the neighborhood. These events push
Mark to work hard to get a good education and come to America without having to live
that way. It's good that it took him away from his gangster activities and turned him into
a good person, that is constantly fighting for freedom.