Power Of One

In The Power of One book 2, Bryce Courtenay brought a deeper meaning into each of the many quotes used to express the character's attitude and the atmosphere of the scene to the audience. In fact, in the beginning of book 2, the author elaborated on the previous quote from Hobbie, but this time from a new friend/ mentor of Peekay, he rants “First with the facts then the trust”(340). In other words, the author overlap these 2 quote from to show a similarity between the two characters. He exemplified the fact that Morrie is an important character to this journey and that Peekay will acquire and develop new characteristics that will allow him to grow. Furthermore, the audience know that Hoppie’s quote had taught Peekay a great lesson in life and boxing, this is
also the same with Morries’ quote,but instead it teaches Peekay how to beat the system, when to trust someone, and how to use his money. Another great way the author authorizes word choices is the author noted “That it is fun to persecute a pig because it squeals, no fun at all to beat an animal which does not cry”(348). In this quote, the author emphasized on the bullying that was done to Peekay and how the it has has taught him a lesson that he will never forget. Nonetheless, Courtenay uses the history of Peekay and words such as “persecute” and “beat” to infer a bitter and intense tone, also this tone exemplifies the harsh and cruel environment the main character has to survive in and how camouflage is such a big part of his life.
Last but not least, near the end of book 2 the author revealed to the audience the feeling of a Black Kaffir and how he feel about knowledge and the world around him, he testifies “Please, sir, my mind cries for knowledge. I wish to cup knowledge in my hand and drink it as one drinks water by the side of a stream. I am naked without knowledge. I am nothing without learning. Please, sir, give me this knowledge, give me this learning, so that I too can be a man”(447). The author makes sure the audience experience the intensity of the room by using words like “cries” and “naked”, these words show vulnerability and that one does not simply use these words to describe elementary situations. Also, he uses multiple periods to allow the reader to take in every sentence and understand its true meaning. In this novel, Courtenay does an amazing job using word choices to illustrate the emotion and atmosphere of the African community and the hate among
them