Racist Attitudes and Their Influences in “Master Harold” … and the boys We have all heard the saying that the rich keep getting richer while the poor keep getting poorer. This somewhat describes South Africa in the 1950s. During this time in Africa, the white people kept getting more powerful while the black population kept getting weaker. South Africa’s apartheid system gave powerful odds to the whites and created a racist society. In “Master Harold” … …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…again, the lesson was never learned in the first place. Athol Fugard overcame his odds, and if we can learn through his experiences, we will never have a hopeless ending. Bibliography Allison, Kimberly J., ed. The Harcourt brace Casebook Series in Literature: “Master Harold” . . . and the boys. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 1997. Durbach, Ettol. “Master Harold’ . . . and the boys: Athol Fugard and the Psychopathology of Apartheid.” Allison 68-77. Fugard, Athol. ”Master Harold” . . . and the boys. Allison 20-63