Kaffir Boy Essay Example
Part I:
(A) Alienation
Alienation has a big role throughout the Kaffir boy. It is defined as emotional isolation or dissociation from others. Johannes, along with all the young children who battle apartheid each and every day are constantly being put down and are isolated from the rest of the people in south Africa. They are even on some level totally alienated from their parents as well. Johannes had been living proof that it is in fact extremely hard to rise above the life style that has been made for these people. His mother had taken it on as her role to provide for her family many times, due to either his father being in prison or just being to arrogant to realize what was best for his family. On page 77 it tells us how Johannes’ mother went and took the children along with herself to go get baptized, against her husbands wishes. She fought for jobs and did everything she could to provide for her family, despite being all alone.
(B) Relationships Throughout the book Johannes mainly interacts with his family. His parents whom have tried time and time again to provide for their kids as best as possible despite being poverty stricken during apartheid in South Africa.
Relationships The apartheid affected every aspect of Mark's life, including his relationship with his family. It completely destructed them as well as every other black family. The rules of the apartheid that determined where people lived meant that most black families did not live together. Wives and children lived on the reserves, while the men lived in the cities. Mark's family all lives together through it all. This is due to his mother's hard work. Even though she is working as hard as she is, her children do not see it because it is covered up by the projection of his father's anger and lack of food. All the children see is the struggle, rather than the amount of hard work their mother is putting in, in order to keep them together and alive. As
(A) Alienation
Alienation has a big role throughout the Kaffir boy. It is defined as emotional isolation or dissociation from others. Johannes, along with all the young children who battle apartheid each and every day are constantly being put down and are isolated from the rest of the people in south Africa. They are even on some level totally alienated from their parents as well. Johannes had been living proof that it is in fact extremely hard to rise above the life style that has been made for these people. His mother had taken it on as her role to provide for her family many times, due to either his father being in prison or just being to arrogant to realize what was best for his family. On page 77 it tells us how Johannes’ mother went and took the children along with herself to go get baptized, against her husbands wishes. She fought for jobs and did everything she could to provide for her family, despite being all alone.
(B) Relationships Throughout the book Johannes mainly interacts with his family. His parents whom have tried time and time again to provide for their kids as best as possible despite being poverty stricken during apartheid in South Africa.
Relationships The apartheid affected every aspect of Mark's life, including his relationship with his family. It completely destructed them as well as every other black family. The rules of the apartheid that determined where people lived meant that most black families did not live together. Wives and children lived on the reserves, while the men lived in the cities. Mark's family all lives together through it all. This is due to his mother's hard work. Even though she is working as hard as she is, her children do not see it because it is covered up by the projection of his father's anger and lack of food. All the children see is the struggle, rather than the amount of hard work their mother is putting in, in order to keep them together and alive. As