The Power of One: Difference between revisions

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* [[During the War]]: One of the earliest events in the novel is The Judge mentioning [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[World War II|invasion of Poland]]. Hoppie is later drafted to fight [[Those Wacky Nazis|the Nazis]].

* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Pisskop (Afrikaans for "Pisshead"), from which "Peekay" is derived. Also Rooinek ("Red Neck"), a disparaging term for Englishman.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Chickens]]: Granpa Chook.

* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]: Granpa Chook.

* [[Friendless Background]]

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: As the cover might suggest, boxing is central to the novel

* [[Hands Off Parenting]]: Peekay's mother is rather uninvolved with her son's rearing, even after she returns for him.

* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]: Peekay's mother is rather uninvolved with her son's rearing, even after she returns for him.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Rasputin.}}

* [[Hot for Teacher]]

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* [[Kid Hero]]

* [[Kids Are Cruel]]

* [[Laser Guided Karma]]: {{spoiler|The Judge.}}

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: {{spoiler|The Judge.}}

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The first few chapters of the book are a nightmarish [[Boarding School of Horrors]] story. After that Peekay gets on a train back to home and suddenly the mood and events of the story turn more upbeat.

* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]

* [[The Obi Wan]]: Doc

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Doc

* [[Parental Abandonment]]

* [[The Reveal]]: Jaapie Botha is actually {{spoiler|The Judge.}}

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: In the second half of the book Peekay is red to Hymie's blue.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: In the second half of the book Peekay is red to Hymie's blue.

* [[Second Boer War]]

* {{spoiler|[[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up]]: Jaapie Botha, formerly known as The Judge.}}