In Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane he shows violence by talking about the effects and the fear of the physical pain that was broughten upon him. When Mathabane says “[he] felt a tightening in the pits of his stomach, as if a block of ice were imbedded there and now freezing in his guts,” he shows the true effects of the abuse and violence caused towards him. Mathabane shows that violence contributes to the constant fear of the masses and the overwhelming mental breakdown. He uses personification while he is comparing the pain in his stomach to an ice block describing what he feels like. When he states “[he] lost control of his bladder…” Mathabane is showing the intensity of the situations of that he was put through during this time. As humans
