Master Harold
There are many different themes in short stories, novel, and plays. Some of these themes might include dishonesty, love and romance, or hate. Athol Fugard ‘s play “Master Harold” has a theme of a dysfunctional family. The theme is portrayed through the main character Master Harold as: too quickly grown up, having adult responsibilities, and denying his true feelings.As the play unfolds and Master Harold, a seventeen-year-old boy, comes in the scene, you can almost immediately see that he has grown up too quickly. Instead of finding time for his friends, he is worried about the family business (which he stays at everyday after school.) “It’s coming down cats and dogs out there. Bad for business, chaps…” Hally doesn’t even enjoy the simple teenage pleasures of reading comic books. “Jungle Jim … Batman and Robin … Tarzan … God, what rubbish! Mental pollution. Take them away.” Just a little while later Willie, a servant of Master Harold’s family, starts to play around and throws a rag at Sam, another servant and a good friend of Hally, for teasing him. The rag misses Sam and hits Hally. “For Christ’s sake, Willie! What the hell do you think you’re doing! Act your bloody age! … get on with your work”
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Approximate Word count = 820
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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