Age of Iron
Introduction + Context
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Themes
All Themes Violence and Perspective Pain, Suffering, and Companionship Apartheid in South Africa The Value of Writing and Literature
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Characters
All Characters Mrs. Curren Vercueil Bheki John (Bheki’s Friend) Mr. Thabane Florence Hope and Beauty Mrs. Curren’s Daughter
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All Symbols Cancer
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Age of Iron

by

J. M. Coetzee
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Age of Iron uses Mrs. Curren’s battle with cancer as a symbol for the larger societal and moral decay present in South Africa under Apartheid. Just as cancer corrupts the body from within, the…

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