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Because she is very stubborn and proud of who she was, not willing to give that up for a silly law

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wasn't afraid

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She did not want to give in to apartheid and wanted Trevor to be raised with family.

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Believed that she still had options and ways to get what she wanted

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she wanted to stand up against the apartheid laws and didn't want to give in to something she disagrees with

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As she knew that was her hometown and she knew nothing more then where she was from

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"she said, as stubborn as ever. “This is my

country. Why should I leave?"

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"She stayed in town, hiding and sleeping in public bathrooms"

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“…once i existed he realised he couldn’t have a son living around the corner and not be a part of my life”

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"Apartheid was perfect racism"

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Once he was three years old he had tried to run away from home causing his family to search for him in a panic.

Growing up he realized how much danger he put his family in with attempted escape.

"My gran still tells the story of when I was three years old and, fed up

with being a prisoner, I dug a hole under the gate in the driveway, wriggled through, and ran off. Everyone panicked. A search party went out and tracked me down. I had no idea how much danger I was putting everyone in. The family could have been deported, my gran could have been arrested, my mom might have gone to prison, and I probably would have been packed off to a home for colored kids."

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“This is my country. Why should I leave?” – Patricia 

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“This is my country. Why should I leave?” – Patricia 

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"i was the proof of their criminality"

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Trevor learns to navigate different social dynamics, using humor to connect with others and cope with his unique situation. This growth show how he embrace his idenity

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Patricia studying to be a typist and after a while getting a job as a black secretary/typist

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White collar jobs and skilled labor jobs were reserved for whites

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South Africa “could not function without black labour to produce it’s wealth” 

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South Africa “could not function without black labour to produce it’s wealth” 

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"When my Mother started working, she still lived with my Grandmother in Soweto"

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"When I was born, my mother hadn't seen her family in 3 years, but she wanted me to know them and wanted them to know me, so the prodigal daughter returned"

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Trevor's realization of the challegene of identity and race. This experience taught him resilience and adaptability.

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“in South Africa mixed people came to be classified as their own separate group” 

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“in South Africa mixed people came to be classified as their own separate group” 

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"could not function without black labour to produce its wealth"

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“Once I existed my father realized he couldn’t have a son living around the corner and not be a part of my life.” 

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“Once I existed my father realized he couldn’t have a son living around the corner and not be a part of my life.” 

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“While most children are proof of their parent’s love, i was proof of their criminality.”

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"At the time, a black woman learning how to type was like a blind person learning how to drive"

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The ultimate goal of apartheid was to make South Africa a white country, with every black person stripped of his or her citizenship and relocated.

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"black worked on a farm or in a factory or in a mine, black women worked as a maid"

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"I know that there was a genuine bond and a love between my parents"

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“Once I existed my father realized he couldn’t have a son living around the corner and not be a part of my life.”

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"I was raised in a mixed family, with me being the mixed one in the family"

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Patricia moving back home to her family so Trevor can know his family.

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Comparison - "where most children are proof of their parents' love, I was proof of their criminality" - signifies...

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significance of title - "born a crime" - signifies...

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metaphor - "if the monkeys ever went crazy and tried to break out of their cage..." - signifies...

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metaphor - "I was born a crime" - signifies...

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metaphor - "it was a roll of the dice" - signifies that every decision Patricia made was a risk because of the consequences that could follow