Loss Of Innocence In Beverly Naidoo's Burn My Heart
Loss of Innocence in Burn my Heart
Burn My Heart a novel by Beverly Naidoo portrays two boys of different races in a racist country. Mathew is friends with both Mugo and Lance. The biggest difference between Lance and Mugo is that Mugo is poor and has no friends while Lance is rich and very popular. Mathew needs Lance to be his friend so he gains some popularity whilst Mugo has always been his loyal friend. Mugo is always there for Mathew and he always listen to what Mathew wants sometimes giving his own perspective. Mathew loses his innocence after he heard about Kamau being sent to a detention camp, Lance pointing a gun at Mugo, and lastly him treating Mugo like they were not friends, he begins to feel bad because of his part in how Lance …show more content…
The Smithers family (Mr. and Mrs. Smithers, and Lance) did not trust their laborers because one knows who is and who not part of the Mau Mau. Mathew’s parents have always believed that their good relationship with their laborers Mau. They think that anyone can be against them and that would keep them safe. Lances parents decided that no one laborer is trustful because they are all capable of being Mau they should not trust anyone who is not white. This is shown when the Smithers and the Graysons quarrel about whether the laborers can be trusted. Mr. Smithers suggests that the laborers will kill any white person whilst the Grayson’s say that their relationship with their laborers means that they are all trustworthy. This shows how the Graysons are very trustful of the locals. The Smithers are distrustful and do not like being in their presence. Mathew starts feeling bad because the Smithers do not like the locals and he grew up with Mugo and Kamau so he knows how they are like and how trustful they are. Eventually Mathew gets to know that all the locals are Mau Mau and he felt confused he did not understand what was going on
Burn My Heart a novel by Beverly Naidoo portrays two boys of different races in a racist country. Mathew is friends with both Mugo and Lance. The biggest difference between Lance and Mugo is that Mugo is poor and has no friends while Lance is rich and very popular. Mathew needs Lance to be his friend so he gains some popularity whilst Mugo has always been his loyal friend. Mugo is always there for Mathew and he always listen to what Mathew wants sometimes giving his own perspective. Mathew loses his innocence after he heard about Kamau being sent to a detention camp, Lance pointing a gun at Mugo, and lastly him treating Mugo like they were not friends, he begins to feel bad because of his part in how Lance …show more content…
The Smithers family (Mr. and Mrs. Smithers, and Lance) did not trust their laborers because one knows who is and who not part of the Mau Mau. Mathew’s parents have always believed that their good relationship with their laborers Mau. They think that anyone can be against them and that would keep them safe. Lances parents decided that no one laborer is trustful because they are all capable of being Mau they should not trust anyone who is not white. This is shown when the Smithers and the Graysons quarrel about whether the laborers can be trusted. Mr. Smithers suggests that the laborers will kill any white person whilst the Grayson’s say that their relationship with their laborers means that they are all trustworthy. This shows how the Graysons are very trustful of the locals. The Smithers are distrustful and do not like being in their presence. Mathew starts feeling bad because the Smithers do not like the locals and he grew up with Mugo and Kamau so he knows how they are like and how trustful they are. Eventually Mathew gets to know that all the locals are Mau Mau and he felt confused he did not understand what was going on