Early in “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Head, Brille describes Hannetjie as inhuman, but by the end of the story changes his mind. The reasoning for this is Hannetjie’s sudden shift in character. Throughout Bessie Head’s story, Span One sees Hannetjie as unnatural in his movements and demeanor. To describe him, they use words such as “eyes [are] the colour of the sky but they [are] frightening. A simple, primitive, brutal soul gaze[s] out of them” (Head 127). Towards the end, Brille attempts to bring Hannetjie on their side. After agreeing, Hannetjie parses Brille’s words. Warder Hannetjie’s sudden change in mien appears when the narrator says, “...his interpretation of what was good and human often left the prisoners of Span One speechless
