Master Harold … and the Boys | Essays and Criticism

  • A Chronicle of Human Relations

    In this essay Wiles examines Fugard's play as a political drama, taking into account the dissolution of the apartheid system in South Africa and how that affects contemporary perceptions of the work. He concludes that the play is still relevant as a chronicle of human relations.

  • Fugard's Characters

    Button's article addresses the symbolism of Fugard's characters looking up and down—both visually and metaphorically through language— within the play. He uses several examples to illustrate the characters various states of optimism and pessimism.

  • Athol Fugard and the Psychopathology of Apartheid

    In this essay, Durbach discusses the personal manner in which Fugard'splay examines the South African system of apartheid.