Question

Title of the novel:Dreaming of light.

1.Who is the protagonist in this novel?
2.How does the Novel begin?
3.Where does the novel take place?
4.What is the main conflict in the novel?
5.What is the most important social condition of the story?

Answer 1

Regile is the Protagonist of the novel.

The novel began by talking about Regile having lost all beliefs and how boys were kidnapped and brought to Papa Mavuso, forced to work in an illegal gold mine.

The novel takes place in the abandoned gold mine near Barberton.

The main conflict is how and if they should escape.

The most important social condition is the way the kids are treated. Their lives there are terrible and brutal, receiving severe beatings from time to time.