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The smell of apples It is commonly anticipated that literature is one in the most successful and effective mechanism to explore and keep history and commemorable events. Just like many others Mark Behr’s symbolic and allegoric debut writing “The Smell of Apples” [1993] supposedly unveils the Afrikaner myths and the reluctant powers and fanatic philosophies which unjustifiably negate Blackness in South Africa. With his great aspirations [Mark] used humorous complex themes which includes hand expropriation, racism, sexism and sexual abuse. Through certain imagery, the author administrates the fortune and supremacy linked with witness, more applicably to the Afrikaners. Through the narration of the protagonist, Marnus’ characterisation is manipulated by his father’s horrific ideologies at very young ages. The genesis of his life is contrasted to social implications and the dynamics of politics as he [Marnus] comes to ageing and faces secret wars in Angola. This disclosed events deviously resulting to the proposal of the article “The Smell of Apples, Moby Dick and Apartheid Ideology” [2000], in which she claims Marnus’ acceptance of [his parents] identity on racism and hyper …show more content…

Marnus father, a conservative Afrikaner who maintain the values of Apartheid, he holds arguments against any patronization from America and the rest of the world. Other countries, he points out, are egalitarian in name only: “You can say a whole lot of things about the Afrikaners, but no one can say we’re dishonest. We don’t hide our laws like the rest of the world” (Behr 66). This is Behr’ accusation against a world that Afrikaners like Mr. Erasmus feel is hypocritical and imperious. The reader’s might easily imagine Afrikaners resenting the interference of foreign commenters, particularly in regards to America, which was segregated in name

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