Essay Archive - Master Harold: Differing Influences on Fugard
Master Harold: Differing Influences on Fugard
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 tensi....
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