Metaphors also abound in the novel. She tries to explain that she likes him because they come from the same place, even though he is from the north and she from the south: their people have the same tribal laws and customs. Xuma finds it difficult to love Maisy who really cares for him and makes him happy. It chills as you read to know that the injustice will only get worse and endure for another half century. Xuma arrives at the black and deadly slums of the city of Johannesburg.
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