Racism And Hyper-Masculinity In The Smell Of Apples

In the novel, The Smell of Apples written by Mark Behr, there are many diverse cultural identities that can be seen in this novel. These cultural identities influence the characters within the novel especially Marnus. It affects the way he looks at himself and sees himself in society. Society during the time of this novel was filled with racism and hyper – masculinity. In this essay cultural identities, racism and hyper – masculinity with be analysed as well as the effect they had on Marnus.

Racism is very prevalent throughout this novel. Racism was seen in two ways in this novel. The first way was a policy where the government separated the community by race and skin colour. The second was a method that was used to indoctrinate the