Like Water For Chocolate And Master Harold: Oppression

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people have certain rights over black people.
Hally owns a cafe and he has got two black men working for him, one of which is
Sam. Hally walks in one morning and finds Willie and Sam dancing, preparing for
a dance contest. "Hally- Think you stand a chance. Act your bloody age! (Hurls
the rag at Willie) Cut out the nonsense now and get on with your work. And you
too, Sam. Sop fooling around " (Athol Fugard, Master Harold and the boys 18).
Hally criticizes Sam by asking him sarcastically if he really thinks that he is
good enough to win a dancing contest. Hally screams at Willie and Sam for making
a mistake, this is ironic because Willie and Sam are in their forties while
Hally is not even a teenager yet. Hally has power over Sam and Willie because of
their difference in skin color.

Tita falls deeply in love with a man by the name of Pedro. Pedro asks
Tita to get married, she would love to marry Pedro but she knows that her
destiny is to take care of her mother till death. Tita ...

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two years older than Tits.
She is one hundred percent available, and ready for marriage" (13). Not only
does mama Elena disapprove the marriage of Pedro and Tita but she offers Rosaura,
which is an older daughter.

Hally is not grateful for what Sam has done for him in life. He
understands that Sam cannot do anything to him, because he is white and Sam is
black. Hally therefor Hally takes advantage of this, by degrading Sam whenever
he can. "Hally- (quietly) Sam.. (Sam stops and looks expectantly at the boy.
Hally spits in his face. A long and heartfelt groan from Willie. For a few
seconds Sam doesn't move)" (56). The worse act of discrimination one person can
possibly do to another, ...

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