“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress,” said Napoleon Bonaparte. In accordance, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and “Master Harold”…and the Boys by Athol Fugard both consist of dynamic characters who act as oppressors. In The House of the Spirits and “Master Harold”…and the Boys, Esteban Trueba and Harold, respectively, have similar characteristics in the sense that they both lose control of their emotions and take out their anger on others. The House of the Spirits is set in the twentieth century of Latin America during the time of the conservative government corruption. In comparison, “Master Harold”…and the Boys is set in the 1950s in South Africa during the times in which the apartheid policies were enforced. Even so, both political
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In The House of Spirits, Esteban became involved in politics at an older age. Even so, at his mid-age he was pro-conservative. He disagreed with any ideas other than conservative. He disliked revolutionary ideas and considered them as “Bolshevik ideas.” “He was fanatical, violent, and antiquated, but he represented better than anybody else the values of family, tradition, private property, law and order” (Allende, 308). Esteban was the symbol of conservative. Similarly, Harold political status is not established in the play, but based on the facts given; he can be seen as pro-apartheid policies. For instance, when Sam resists Harold’s racist joke, Harold spits in Sam’s face. This sickening act is inappropriate; however the society he matured in gave him the assurance that it is completely ordinary to treat Africans that certain way, which misguides his perceptions of right from wrong. Due to both characters being in an oppressive environment, their minds are set to the fact that they are of higher status, so it is natural to act an aggressive way towards a conflicting
In The House of Spirits, Esteban became involved in politics at an older age. Even so, at his mid-age he was pro-conservative. He disagreed with any ideas other than conservative. He disliked revolutionary ideas and considered them as “Bolshevik ideas.” “He was fanatical, violent, and antiquated, but he represented better than anybody else the values of family, tradition, private property, law and order” (Allende, 308). Esteban was the symbol of conservative. Similarly, Harold political status is not established in the play, but based on the facts given; he can be seen as pro-apartheid policies. For instance, when Sam resists Harold’s racist joke, Harold spits in Sam’s face. This sickening act is inappropriate; however the society he matured in gave him the assurance that it is completely ordinary to treat Africans that certain way, which misguides his perceptions of right from wrong. Due to both characters being in an oppressive environment, their minds are set to the fact that they are of higher status, so it is natural to act an aggressive way towards a conflicting