During apartheid, racial mixing was strictly forbidden . Set in South Africa during the early 1950’s, the play “Master Harold” and the boys explorers the multiple relationships between a blacks and whites. The most important relationship is between Hally, a white boy from a moderately wealthy family, and Sam, a forty year old black man who works for Hally’s family. Hally and Sam assume various roles besides a master and servant, all of which contradict the social norm imposed by the apartheid government. Their relationship has many different capacities which resemble interactions between friends, a teacher and student, and a father and son. Early on in the play, it’s clear that Hally and Sam have a genuine friendship; however unlikely it
