master harold and the boys
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Athol Fugard's 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys is about Hally, a white young man, and the damage done to him by racism and alcoholism. The play takes in South Africa, in 1950, in Hally's parents' restaurant. This is where two black servants, Sam and Willie, work for the white family. Sam and Willie have been with the family for a long time and are friends of Hally's. Hally has taught Sam with the school textbooks, while Sam has been trying to teach Hally important life lessons. With a racist environment and an alcoholic as a father, Sam has been a positive role model for Hally. What stuck me about this play was the extensive use of symbols...