Sophie is an excellent narrator in many respects, she is a good observer, a good judge of character, and she has insight into the Vlaanderen family, especially the stressed relationship between Pieter and his father. ... She regularly offers explanations and excuses for his actions, and she focuses on his virtues at the expense of the defects in his character. ... The most important example of resistance in the novel is the "great strike and procession in Johannesburg" that Sophie mentions as being planned by black people (198) and that she dismisses as only a minor distraction for the otherwi...

• Word Count: 1438
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The APA was said to have a limited vision and an unconscious cooperation of the racially prejudiced character of American society. ... The traditional school is classified by its vigilant and reactive position, its lack of solicitude/concern for the advancement of Black psychology and its continual collaboration with the Euro-centric model (with minor changes). ...

• Word Count: 1274
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate