Symbolism In 'Master Harold' . . And The Boys Harold' . . . and the Boys is about Hally, a white young man, and the damage done by apartheid and alcoholism. ... Along with the kite and the bench, the dance is another symbol in 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys. ... The chamber-pot is an object of the symbolism of disease that is prevalent in 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys. ... Good did not conquer evil in 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys. ...

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The play, "'Master Harold'... and the Boys," written by Athol Fugard in 1982,which takes place in South Africa during the apartheid era,depicts how institutionalized racism or hatred can become absorbed by those who live under it and affect their relationships. ... In the first part of the play you can see that Hally does not make Sam or Willie call him Master Harold even though they are supposed. ... He then tells Sam to call him Master Harold instead of Hally from now on. ... Hally doesn't know how to treat Sam and Willie and he comments that his father said "You m...

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Apartheid: The racial policy of the government of South Africa, under which whtie, African, Asiatic, and Colored communities live seperately, in principle, so that each group may develop to the full its own society and culture. It is largely resisted by the segregated non-white communities and by...

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