Part one of term paper
The claims for the inclusion of MHATBs’ in a specified course of secondary school English study are entirely justified. This play by Fugard, while set in the specific South African locale of Port Elizabeth, reflects the universal and age-old tensions, which exist between those who occupy a dominant position in society and those who do not. ...

Part two of term paper
... grounds – themes, character and dialogue, and the use of motifs – that the case for MHATBs’ inclusion in a course of study will be supported. Conflict forms the basis for most novels and plays, and MHATBs is no exception. In this play, however, the major vehicle for conflict is the existence of apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a term used euphemistically by the Botha government. It means ‘separate development’, but the practical application of it ensured that the white minority ...