The literary device that Gordimer employs in the excerpt is Imagery.
Imagery is a literary device used to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds.
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I would go for statement one, but statement 3 is also a big one
Into Patriots and Loyalists
Well, if we are going to be entirely correct, Christopher Columbus never discovered America, but rather the Vikings did and he landed in Cuba, not mainland America. Anywho, he landed in 1492 with his three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.