Master Harold... And The Boys
Athol Fugard’s drama, "Master Harold" . . . And The Boys, was written during a time of great conflict in South Africa, where he was raised. Fugard was torn between his mother, who was "Afrikaaner," (1291) and his father, who was "of English decent" (1291). These differing influences caused Fugard to use the discussions between Sam and Hally to demonstrate the religious, racial, and political tensions of his lifetime in South Africa. The discussion between Sam and Hally about who was "a man of magnitude" (1300) represents the religious tensions of Fugard’s lifetime in South Africa between the growing belief in evolution and Jesus Christ’s teaching of Creation. Hally says that Charles Darwin was "a man of magnitude," (1300) because he was "somebody who benefited all mankind" (1301). He admires Darwin "for his Theory of Evolution" (1301), which according to Hally, proves "where we come from and what it all means" (1301). Sam totally disagrees with Darwin’s "Theory of Evolution" (1301) because evolution is in contrast to the Bible’s teaching on Creationism, and he says that just because it is in a book it "does not mean [he’s] got to believe it" (1301). Sam believes that "Jesus Christ" (1302) was "
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Approximate Word count = 981
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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