Jan 6, 2010

A Lesson from Aloes | A Lesson from Aloes

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Author: Athol Fugard
First Published: 1981
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Representational
Time of Work: 1963
Setting: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Genres: Domestic realism, Drama, Problem play, Psychological drama, Allegory, Autobiographical drama
Subjects: 1960’s, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Immigration or emigration, South Africa or South Africans, Apartheid
Locales: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Characters Discussed

Piet Bezuidenhout (peet be-ZI- dehn-howt), a native Afrikaner (of Dutch descent and white), originally a farmer, later a bus driver, and now in his mid-forties and retired. He lives with his wife, Gladys, in Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In his quiet life of retirement, Piet takes long walks into the veld to collect and classify aloes—hardy, cactuslike plants that can survive in an arid and hostile environment. Spectacled and studious, gentle, and sensitive, Piet is a lover of words, ready at a moment’s notice to recite the works of his...

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A Lesson from Aloes | A Lesson from Aloes

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