LIFE AND LITERATURE

  THE TRAIN FROM RHODESIA                                                                     - NADIME GORDIMER      Train from Rhodesi is one of Nadine Gordimer’s earliest stories, first published in 1952 in her collection The Soft Voice of the Serpent and Other Stories. The short piece about a train’s brief stop in an impoverished African village exhibits the concise complexity that marks much of Gordimer’s other work. As a native South African of European heritage, Gordimer has focused much of her writing on the injustice of apartheid as practiced in the country.       Though not an overtly political story, “The Train from Rhodesia” depicts the prejudicial attitudes that caused apartheid and reinforced it once racial segregation became law. Critics have praised the story for its unflinching yet subtle social commentary, a tactic that allowed Gordimer to publish it in South Africa without it being censored. By presenting characters of both races who are degraded by their belief i

  ORGANISATION OF MATERIALS   Analysis is the part of the research process where the researcher subjects the facts obtained thus far too critical evaluation or organisation. This analysis will use a method which aligns with the research approach and nature of the material the researcher has collected. The researcher will normally provide an explanation for the type of analysis they have chosen to use so that the readers of the study can themselves critically assess the soundness of the results of the study. Experiential ·          Narrative ·          Grounded theory ·          Conversation analysis Numerical ·          Descriptive statistics ·          Inferential statistics Textual ·          Content analysis ·          Literary criticism          Once the information is analysed it needs to be presented in some way to inform others, particularly those in your field. The purpose of the presentat