Mr. Mdoda is Simon’s employer, the undertaker who manages unidentified bodies. He sends Roelf to the graveyard of Shukuma in search of Red Doek. At the end of the play, Mr. Mdoda is frustrated that Simon has allowed a white man to die in the graveyard, but he defends Simon to the police when they accuse Simon of Roelf’s murder. Mr. Mdoda’s protection ends there, however, since he proceeds to fire Simon for the trouble he has caused.
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Mr. Mdoda Character Timeline in The Train Driver
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Mdoda appears in The Train Driver. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Scene 1
...the graves “helplessly” while Simon watches, leaning on a spade. Roelf explains to Simon that Mr. Mdoda , the undertaker, told Roelf that Simon buried the woman he is looking for. Roelf...
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...dismiss him, sometimes rudely, and Roelf is disgusted at their living conditions. Finally, he meets Mr. Mdoda at the morgue, and the undertaker sends Roelf to Shukuma.
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Scene 2
...He goes from person to person until he meets a policeman who sends him to Mr. Mdoda , and Mr. Mdoda sends him to Simon. Roelf begs Simon to understand, and he...
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