Xuma Xuma is the main character and protagonist of the narrative “Mine Boy”. Xuma is portrayed to the reading audience with multiple features which might be quite contrasting. The novelist describes him not fearful, when he decides not to run from...
Allegory A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, in which...
The narrative “Mine boy” by Peter Abrahams explores the stereotypes and institutions against the working black Africans. The complex exploration of mine boy is the search for one’s identity in a society that is abode with racism. Peter Abrahams, the novelist,...