Fiela se kind

The theme of fate versus freedom is emphasized in the last chapters as Benjamin, having discovered that he is not actually Lukas, ponders the absurdity of how one man— the white census-taker— could have so dramatically altered the course of his life. He even tracks down this man in Knysna, but when coming face-to-face with him, he realizes that he has nothing much to say. What is done has been done, and we see Benjamin transform from a state of chaotic confusion and anger to one of quiet acceptance, eventually to an ecstatic realization that he is now free—an absence of prior identity gives him the power to define himself as he desires. His choice to return to the Komoeties doesn’t mean that he believes he is literally one of them: rather, it signifies that this is the place where he feels most at home, amongst the people who have always treated him like real family, physical differences aside. Benjamin can now make a more informed decision to live with the Komoeties and can return with greater appreciation, for he has experienced the alternative that is a home with no love.