First off, Trevor's personal account of getting thrown out of a moving vehicle was shocking to say the least. I mean he was around the age of five and he didn't panic and knew what to do in the situation. I guess most of the credit can be given to his mother who read the situation and did the right thing at the time. I guess that's just something that comes to you when you live in a world divided by war and racial discrimination. You're cautious of everyone and when your mother tells you to run, you sprint like the wind I guess.
We got to see a glimpse of the racial divides between the tribes of Africa in this chapter, specifically between Xhosa and Zulu. The Zulu buss driver belittled Trevor's mother for being a Xhosa woman by calling her names and telling her how "tonight you're gonna learn your lesson". This obviously prompted her to take action by jumping out of the vehicle. This key event really shows how brutal apartheid was to the country. The white minority is pitting the different black tribes against each other so that they can rule over them easier.
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