Question

Discuss the theme of death in the poem City of Johannesburg ​

Answer 1

Answer: The poem “City Johannesburg” is about the relationship between the speaker, an African man working in the urban area during the Apartheid era, and the city, Johannesburg. It emphasises the oppression and dehumanisation caused by the Apartheid system in the past. The urban area is shown to be vast and controlling, a place of anxiety and sorrow for the man. The poem also deals with some similarities and differences between the rural and urban areas.