This paper introduces,
discusses, and analyzes Peter Abram's book about the life experiences of a black man in South Africa.
The paper explains how the novel centers around the main character's growing awareness that, without respect and a strong sense of self, life is hollow and has little meaning. The paper also
discusses the book's central theme that, when black or white South Africans view their racially different neighbors as another species, no social mobility or equality is
possible, and no change is possible.