What are the themes of sizwe bansi is dead?

The central theme of “Sizwe Bansi” is Dead is identity. Identity plays a different role in each of the main character’s lives. For Styles, identity is something that he makes for himself. He is able to forge a new identity for himself as a photographer after his dissatisfaction with his labor as a factory worker. He feels that he is treated as less than a man at his job, so he quits and makes himself into a man. Through his work as a photographer, Styles does the same for other people. Through the lens of his camera, Styles captures and preserves the identities of his patrons. He allows their memories to live on.