English

Kailey Huber

11 January, 07:34

In "The Light of Gandhi's Lamp," by HIlary Kromberg Inglis, how do the cultural and historical realities of apartheid-era South Africa impact the author's mother's response to the police who are looking for the maid's husband, Jeffrey?

Because she does not yet realize the unfairness of the newly instituted apartheid system, she naively invites the police into her home.

Because she fears the police, who were often violent, she allows them to enter and look for Jeffrey to avoid placing herself and her family at risk.

Because she supports the authorities and the government's policies, she allows them to enter and aids them in their search for Jeffrey.

Because she opposes apartheid and wants to protect those oppressed by it, she causes a commotion that buys enough time for Jeffrey to escape.