The Lemon Orchard

by

Alex La Guma

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The Lemon Orchard Characters

The Coloured Man

The “coloured” man (a South African term meaning multiracial) is woken up in the middle of the night, bound, and taken captive by four white men. He’s a well-educated teacher at a school in the… read analysis of The Coloured Man

The Leader

The leader of the group of four white men (himself, the man with the lantern, Andries, and a fourth unnamed man) take the “coloured” (multiracial) man captive in the middle of the night… read analysis of The Leader

The Man with the Lantern

The man with the lantern walks at the front of the group of four white men (himself, the leader, Andries, and a fourth unnamed man) and the “coloured” (multiracial) man, guiding them… read analysis of The Man with the Lantern

Andries

Andries is part of a group of white men (along with the leader, the man with the lantern, and another unnamed man) who take the “coloured” (multiracial) man captive in the night and… read analysis of Andries