Question

Identify evidence in “The child is not dead” that reveals the source of Ingrid Jonker’s inspiration for the poem. Explain how the poem was inspired by actual events in South Africa during apartheid.

Answer 1

Much of it was inspired by the war in Vietnam and much of it took the form. The light shining from South Africa has finally reached the northern part of the is it possible that the events of 12 February and thereafter happened due to the read Ingrid Jonker's 'The Child is not Dead' in all our nations seeing that as it is.