Living, Loving, And Lying Awake At Night

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In what ways has the film, “Last Grave at Dimbaza” impacted the understanding of what happens in the Bantu Stands in South Africa? In contrast, how has the author of “Living, Loving, and Lying Awake at Night” established a grounds for Black in South Africa? Both the book and the film has greatly shown the difference and similarity based on what is experience in South Africa, during the era of Apartheid. In both case, there are families that were broken apart due to the White South Africans having the resources that the Black South Africans need to ensure their family's survival. Based on the actions that occur in both the text and film the author seems to have conveyed actions against Apartheid showing the negative affects it had on the blacks. …show more content…
For instance, “Do you know what this child wants me to do?Take my hand and put it down there where their shit goes down”(Magona, 44). The respect that took place towards the blacks in the homes of white were horrible. Especially since, the blacks were the ones taken care of the children while the white work or do nothing. These actions were not only placed amongst women, men also dealt with mistreatment as well and being considered the lesser individual. Whites never saw the blacks as anything beside labour, "African males from the homelands have no rights whatsoever in South Africa. They are only in South Africa to sell their labour"(Last Grave at Dimbaza). In addition to, blacks were only seen as slaves in the eyes of the whites. They were not protected by laws, which is shown in “Come Back Africa,” if the black man slightly made a mistake he was fired, if he showed up late he was fired, with any reason that was not acceptable to white laws, then he was fired. “The Blacks workers in the White world has no protection from the law”(Last Grave at Dimbaza). With so much democracy in South Africa woman did what they felt necessary, however there were incidents that cause women to change their plans to ensure their child safety. Women would travel for miles to get to the health …show more content…
“Transkei Bantu is where the people would go to in order to receive help for their children, this service last about a month in which case it would only temporary fix the starvation happening in within the Bantu Stands”(Last Grave at Dimbaza). This was the way for the African wives to help their children and give them a chance for longer life. Unfortunately, many children died by the age of five in the Bantu. As shown in “Come Back Africa,” the male would be sent away for 11 months to work under White Laws. In order for the family to stay taken care of the father must be employed, however due to people more skilled or not have your permit to be on White territory signed you could then lose your job. This happened a lot in “Come Back Africa,” which generated a lot of confusion and fear for the wife since her husband would continually lose a job. In contrast to “Come Back Africa,” the film “Last Grave at Dimbaza,” show how women being in fear for their children survival would then go out and get employment. Due to such hostile living situations people needed
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