Age of Iron Lesson Plan

What does Mrs. Curren mean when she writes, "Now my eyes are open and I can never close them again"? Has she really been changed this time, or will she "get over it," as she has in the past?

The sight of Bheki lying dead in the shop shocks Mrs. Curren in a way she has not previously experienced. She later tells Vercueil that "I have not seen black people in their death before, Mr. Vercueil. They are dying all the time, I know, but always somewhere else." She has never seen this kind of violence and oppression in person before. This aligns with what we have learned about her views of apartheid so far: while she is critical of the regime, she lacks a certain visceral...