In No Witchcraft for Sale, Gideon, a cook on an African estate became friends with the only child of the owners of the estate. Gideon cared and treated Teddy as his own son until one day, Teddy says a racist comment towards Gideon’s own child. Gideon asked Teddy why he wished to scare his Gideon’s own son with Teddy defiantly replying, “He’s only a black boy,” and laughed. It is at the point where Gideon, the black cook, stopped being a friend towards Teddy. Obviously, the young Teddy was heavily influenced by his parents and how they themselves treated other races. Gideon would care for Teddy but was fully aware that the Farquar’s was only interested in understanding Gideon’s black identity and culture when their knowledge would benefit themselves.
