Ukuvezwa komuntu wesilisa ezindabeni ezimfushane zika-DBZ Ntuli eqoqweni elithi Imicibisholo

Abstract

Lo msebenzi uhlose ukuhlaziya indlela umuntu wesilisa avezwe ngayo ezindabeni ezintathu ezimfushane zika-DBZ Ntuli, eqoqweni elithi  ‘Imicibisholo’. Kuzosetshenziswa injulalwazi yobudoda (masculinity theory) ukuhlaziya izindaba ezimfushane ezikhethiwe. Njengoba  kuhlaziywa izindaba ezimfushane, lokhu kuchaza ukuthi lo msebenzi usebenzisa inqubo yekhwalithethivu ukuqoqa ulwazi. Okutholakele  kulo msebenzi ukuthi umuntu wesilisa uvezwe njengomholi, umondli, umnakekeli, umsekeli, umuntu onothando olungenamkhawulo,  nanjengomuntu ongumvikeli ezindabeni ezimfushane ezithi: ‘Isijeziso sesithengwa, ‘Umhlola usekhaya, ‘Umtwana uphi?’. Lokhu  kuxhumene kakhulu nokulindelekile ebantwini besilisa ngokwesiko labantu abamnyama.

The portrayal of men in DBZ Ntuli’s short stories in Imicibisholo

This article seeks to analyse the portrayal of men in three of DBZ Ntuli’s short stories found in the volume Imicibisholo. The study will use  masculinity as a theory to evaluate the selected short stories. Since the selected short stories are the primary sources, this implies that  this study adopts the qualitative method to collect data. The findings of the study will highlight how Ntuli depicts men as leaders,  providers, care givers, supporters and unconditional lovers in the following short stories: ‘Isijeziso sesithenjwa’, ‘Umhlola usekhaya’ and  ‘Umntwana uphi?’. This is closely aligned with what is expected from men in black culture and communities.