Spoken in the perspective and observations of the protagonist, "Amnesty," written by Nadine Gordimer, shows the crippling effects of a city movement upon the relationship of a poor couple. ... At the beginning of the narrative, Nadine Gordimer introduces the narrator in a state of excitement for the return of her husband. ... The narrator notices they "used to whisper a long time" but they no longer have late night conversations. ... However, once his daughter finally meets and sees him for the first time on his return, she hides from him and would not speak to him, as if ...

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