Step-by-step explanation:
Contextual Questions:
a) What is the significance of the title "Disgrace" in the novel? b) What is the historical and social context of South Africa during the period in which the novel is set? c) What is the role of violence in the novel and how does it reflect the broader social issues in South Africa at the time? d) How does the theme of identity intersect with the issues of race, gender, and power in the novel? e) What is the role of language and communication in the novel, particularly in the context of the post-apartheid society of South Africa? f) How does the character of Lucy represent the changing social and cultural norms in South Africa during the post-apartheid era?
Extracts:
Extract 1 - Chapter 7: "His dreams are not of the farm but of the city. It is the city that attracts him, with its lights and its sounds and above all its people, their density, their inexhaustible variety, their surprise. He would like to lose himself in the crowd, to be anonymous, to be one among many. That is what he wants. That is what he has always wanted. It is not a dream of power or of wealth, it is simply a dream of aliveness. Not the shallow aliveness of greed or the will to dominate but the real, deep aliveness of a man who is doing what he was meant to do." Extract 2 - Chapter 17: "Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience, discipline, courage, or even honesty. It is what it is, arbitrary and unfair, and as Grace silently observed the proprieties and tended to her duties, she seemed to know this, and accepted it with a concentrated grace of her own, a kind of insistence on her right to be beautiful that was not quite conceit but, given her situation, had something of heroism about it."
Questions and Memo:
Level 1: a) What is the setting of the novel? b) Who is the main character in the novel? c) What is the name of the protagonist's daughter? d) What is the protagonist's occupation? e) What is the theme of the novel?
Memo: These questions are aimed at assessing the reader's comprehension of the basic facts and details of the novel. They require a low level of cognitive processing and are intended to help readers remember key information.
Level 2: a) What is the significance of David Lurie's dreams of the city? b) Why does David Lurie want to be anonymous in the city? c) How does the character of Grace accept her beauty? d) What is the social and cultural context of the novel?
Memo: These questions require the reader to interpret and analyze the text. They require a higher level of cognitive processing and encourage readers to think critically about the characters and themes in the novel.
Level 3: a) How does the theme of identity intersect with the issues of race, gender, and power in the novel? b) What is the significance of the violence in the novel, and how does it reflect the broader social issues in South Africa at the time? c) What is the role of language and communication in the novel, particularly in the context of the post-apartheid society of South Africa?
Memo: These questions require the reader to evaluate and synthesize information from the text. They encourage readers to think deeply about the complex themes and issues in the novel and to draw connections between different aspects of the text.
Level 4: a) What is the significance of the title "Disgrace" in the novel? b) How does the