injustice and Subjugation
Injustices and Subjugation
Doris Lessing grew up in Southern Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe. Doris saw the injustices and racial inequality that the native Africans were put through. She wrote the story “No Witchcraft for Sale,” to implicitly tell the Imperial Europeans of their wrong doings. She could not come out and directly write her true message because she was a white woman in the 1950s. By analyzing the dialogue in “No Witchcraft for Sale,” it is evident that native Africans were subjugated by the white culture and were victims of the injustices of racial inequality.
In “No Witchcraft for Sale,” a native African named Gideon was a servant for a european family, the Farquars. The Farquars had a son named Teddy; Teddy and Gideon were great friends. Doris writes “...he would lift Teddy on his shoulders...” (Lessing 1), this indirectly implies that Gideon was like a father to Teddy. Gideon loved Teddy as he loved his own son. Although Gideon loved the Farquars and Teddy, they could not reciprocate his love for them-maybe because Gideon was an African servant-instead they only raised his wages at the end of the month as stated when Doris writes “...Mrs. Farquar felt a warm impulse toward her cook, and at the end of the month she raised his wages” (Lessing 1).
Although the slaves were freed, the native Africans were still subjugated, this is clearly shown in the story when Gideon says, “...one will grow up to be a baas and one will be a servant” (Lessing 1). This statement alone shows the sterility of the white culture and the never changing bond of servant and master.
In the text, it is evident that the white culture was still dominant to the native Africans. “...he is only a black boy...” (Lessing 1), Teddy is talking to Gideon after he scared a boy with his scooter telling him to get out of the way. This little boy is actually Gideon’s son. Teddy feels that his is more powerful and is dominant over this little boy because the boy is black. Lessing
Doris Lessing grew up in Southern Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe. Doris saw the injustices and racial inequality that the native Africans were put through. She wrote the story “No Witchcraft for Sale,” to implicitly tell the Imperial Europeans of their wrong doings. She could not come out and directly write her true message because she was a white woman in the 1950s. By analyzing the dialogue in “No Witchcraft for Sale,” it is evident that native Africans were subjugated by the white culture and were victims of the injustices of racial inequality.
In “No Witchcraft for Sale,” a native African named Gideon was a servant for a european family, the Farquars. The Farquars had a son named Teddy; Teddy and Gideon were great friends. Doris writes “...he would lift Teddy on his shoulders...” (Lessing 1), this indirectly implies that Gideon was like a father to Teddy. Gideon loved Teddy as he loved his own son. Although Gideon loved the Farquars and Teddy, they could not reciprocate his love for them-maybe because Gideon was an African servant-instead they only raised his wages at the end of the month as stated when Doris writes “...Mrs. Farquar felt a warm impulse toward her cook, and at the end of the month she raised his wages” (Lessing 1).
Although the slaves were freed, the native Africans were still subjugated, this is clearly shown in the story when Gideon says, “...one will grow up to be a baas and one will be a servant” (Lessing 1). This statement alone shows the sterility of the white culture and the never changing bond of servant and master.
In the text, it is evident that the white culture was still dominant to the native Africans. “...he is only a black boy...” (Lessing 1), Teddy is talking to Gideon after he scared a boy with his scooter telling him to get out of the way. This little boy is actually Gideon’s son. Teddy feels that his is more powerful and is dominant over this little boy because the boy is black. Lessing