Mrs. Smith is Granny’s employer, a kind white English woman who believes apartheid is horrible. Mrs. Smith demonstrates to Mathabane that not all white people are evil, and she give Mathabane clothing and books to read, kindling his love for English literature. Most importantly, Mrs. Smith introduces Mathabane to tennis when she gives him an old wooden racket.
Mrs. Smith Quotes in Kaffir Boy
The Kaffir Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Smith or refer to Mrs. Smith. 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 30
Quotes
“Yes, I do believe in the Bible. That’s why I cannot accept the laws of this country. We white people are hypocrites. We call ourselves Christians, yet our deeds make the Devil look like a saint. I sometimes wish I hadn’t left England.”
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Mrs. Smith Quotes in Kaffir Boy
The Kaffir Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Smith or refer to Mrs. Smith. 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 30
Quotes
“Yes, I do believe in the Bible. That’s why I cannot accept the laws of this country. We white people are hypocrites. We call ourselves Christians, yet our deeds make the Devil look like a saint. I sometimes wish I hadn’t left England.”
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