At the age of fourteen I was introduced to a book written by Mark mathabane called Kaffir Boy. This autobiographical account of the trials and tribulations of a young boy growing up in apartheid ridden South Africa is indeed a compelling and superb piece of literature. While growing up Mark has a loving relationship with his mother but there is the typical, tense love-hate relationship with his father who is stuck in his tribal ways. …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…it would be impossible to study abroad, but I wanted to, I needed to. I saw that Mark found a way out through education and I decided thath that would be my path too. From that moment onward I rigidly applied myself to my studies and eventually earned a scholarship to Morehouse College. I can safely say that if it were not for my reading Kaffir Boy, I would not be where I am today.