Thursday, May 30, 2019

Contrast between Sam and Hallys Father in Athol Fugards Master Harold

Contrast mingled with Sam and Hallys Father in Athol Fugards Master Harold . . . and the BoysAny white man is a master of all black men the black society isprimitive- these argon some of the ideas that have been nursed to Hallyin South Africas apartheid society. The question is are thosebigoted stereotypes true? Of course they are false In the play MasterHarold and the Boys, Sam is a black man, and Hallys father is awhite man. However, Sams favourable position over Hallys father is obviousthrough the contrast between their relationships with Hally.Ironically, it is evident that, most of the time, the relationshipbetween Hally and Sam is closer to a father-son relationship than thatbetween Hally and his father. One of the most important things that afather can te...

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