Racism And Prejudice In 'Always On The Run'

And really the law was in their favour, they were legally allowed to remove these innocent children from their families. This act of racism and prejudice is shown throughout the play. All the children in the play were stolen from their homes in a different way, but what really demonstrated the situation of the stealing with the most detail would have been Sandy’s story. His whole childhood he was on the run trying to evade the Welfare from one relative to another, never having the freedom to go outside and play without having to fear about getting caught. Sandy’s repeated phrase “Always on the run” is like a chant, emphasising his inability to escape from a life based on evasion and flight. unfortunately, he loses the battle and is sent to