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Granny (Ellen)
Scaramouche is a Coloured man who decides to become Mathabane’s tennis coach after he sees him practicing and recognizes his potential. Although Scaramouche does not play an outsized role in the story, Mathabane recognizes him as an important figure in his life, particularly as a “confidant” and “surrogate father,” since Mathabane’s relationship with his own father is so strained. Scaramouche encourages Mathabane throughout his tennis career, pushing him to compete and play with more advanced athletes whenever possible.
Scaramouche Quotes in Kaffir Boy
The Kaffir Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Scaramouche or refer to Scaramouche. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 34
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The government generally treated Coloureds slightly better by giving them better jobs, better housing and better education than blacks. As a result most of the Coloureds were ashamed of their black blood, and often their prejudice against blacks was fiercer than the white man’s. But a new generation of young Coloureds, which saw itself as more black than white, was emerging, and it embraced the entire range of black aspirations.
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Scaramouche Quotes in Kaffir Boy
The Kaffir Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Scaramouche or refer to Scaramouche. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 34
Quotes
The government generally treated Coloureds slightly better by giving them better jobs, better housing and better education than blacks. As a result most of the Coloureds were ashamed of their black blood, and often their prejudice against blacks was fiercer than the white man’s. But a new generation of young Coloureds, which saw itself as more black than white, was emerging, and it embraced the entire range of black aspirations.
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Related Themes:
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Explanation and Analysis:
