It is evident that as life goes on, times get difficult. How one chooses to make life's situations work for themselves is their decision. Each individual contributes to his or her own demise or success. However, the path of life leads to situations of ignorance and prejudices. Bryce Courtenay's novel, The Power of One is an example as to how these predicaments are evident during the early 1900's. A young boy, Peekay, the main character, …showed first 75 words of 1079 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1079 total…plan according to how it would best benefit themselves. Bryce Courtenay's, the Power of One, is an account for a time in the world when people were racist and ignorant. However, when times got rough, people got rougher and began to work around situations to benefit themselves. At a time when no one was looking out for the good of man, it was up to no one but themselves to look out for each other.