Essays on Hatred Page 4

The theme of alienation is prominent in Kaffir boy. Alienation refers to emotional isolation or disconnection from others. Johannes, along with other oppressed children in South Africa, experiences constant discrimination and segregation under apartheid. They are even distanced from their own parents. Johannes serves as a testament to the difficulty of escaping the predetermined life…

Of all the atrocities, man has endured; none has caused more misery anddestruction to the soul than human bondage, also identified as slavery. It isillustrated in Louisa May Alcotts story: My Contraband, originallypublished The Brothers. The Civil War was fought over slavery. It pittedbrother against brother, but this did not kill these brothers, it was…