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The Lemon Orchard (Symbolism (Light vs. Dark ("the moon was hidden…
The Lemon Orchard
Symbolism
Light vs. Dark
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"the beam of the battery-lamp on his face the shadows...[revealed]": light is used to reveal the truth.
"the moon was hidden behind the sky," & "the moon came from behind the banks of cloud": the moon shines a light upon the truth
"The moonlight clung for a while to the leaves and the angled branches, so that along their tips and edges the moisture gleamed with the quivering shine of scattered quicksilver." Nature was crying for the coloured man as the white men were torturing him. Makes story open-ended.
Characterization
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"his face like the myriad lines which indicate rivers, streams, roads and railways on a map": the traditional racists ways have guided these people.
Racism
Derogatory Terms
"baas" (superior), "sjambok" (whip), "hotnot" & "kaffir" (n-word), "verdomte" (damn)
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Themes
Hierarchy
Motives in punishing the colored man seem to have resulted from a hierarchy of sorts, where the black community is at the bottom and the white community reigns above them.
Discrimination
The story delves into discriminating against skin color, for it involves a colored man being punished by his white captors.
Injustice
One can argue that the colored man's fate is rather unjust for his punishment was decreed by white individuals who took matters into their owns hands rather than the jurisdiction of law and government
Racism / Discrimination
The story delves into discriminating against skin color, for it involves a colored man being punished by his white captors.
Background
Took place in South Africa, 1962 on a winter night.
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