My first impression of the story was that it took place in America, during the difficult transition period, where blacks and white were on the verge of becoming equal. However, looking back, the setting of South Africa during the '90s seems more fitting. The story's meaning and tone were pretty straight forward for me. Racism and fear of diversity were prominent within the story. My strength in reading analysis are finding foreshadowing, and connecting ideas. My strategy when reading is to pick out seemingly useless/odd information, and keep it in the back of my mind, as most of the time it's purpose is elaborated on later. In this piece, my strategy did help me, specifically with "cats always look before they leap" and the boy's fate. Areas I need to improve on are my character analysis and how thoroughly I read the story.
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