Out Of Bound By Daniel Naidoo Summary

“Out of Bounds” written by Beverly Naidoo was written after apartheid was lifted. Apartheid was a group that separated the whites, mixed, and blacks in South Africa. This left many people homeless when it was going on but when it was lifted the blacks tried to move to where the whites and mixed were to be able to have more resources to their disposal including running water and better housing. “Out of Bounds” a story that was written about the squatters that had came to move into the area where only mixed and whites were allowed. The squatters had then set up “shacks” as their homes where a boy named Rohan use to play. The squatters had to come up to the people’s houses that always lived in this area to ask for water for their families. Throughout …show more content…
In the story the author uses the different cultures of Rohan and Soloni”a boy from the squatter camp” to develop the theme. In the story there is several times in the story were it shows Rohan is very wealthy. “He had been a pupil there until his parents had moved him to a private school in Durban with its smaller classes, cricket pitch, and its own rugby ground.” This quote shows that Rohan is able to afford to go to more expensive schools. It also shows that is parents might have not liked the old school because the squatter kids are now all going there. Since the squatters have now arrived in the new area they are having trouble finding water in able to fill their needs. “If the squatters were refused water, then perhaps they would find somewhere else to put up their shacks.” This quote shows that the squatters and Soloni are not nearly as wealthy as Rohan and have been also living a very different life. This quote also shows that they need help to survive but since Rohan does not know what it is like to be that poor he does not realize how much he could help them. In conclusion the author uses both character change/resolution and custom/symbol to develop the