Gosh], what rubbish! Mental pollution. Take them away.
Hally is definitely a very privileged person and is high maintenance.
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Sam has fetched a towel for Hally to dry his hair.
Definetily a subservient position from the POV of a black male during South African apartheid.
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Is my Dad okay
Hally's father is in the hospital, something is wrong with him but since he is going to be discharged it seems he is fine again.
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hat a lousy bloody day. It's coming down cats and dogs out there. Bad for business, chaps . . . [Conspiratorial whisper.] . . . but it also means we're in for a nice quiet afternoon.
Very obviously British rather than Dutch or Boer.
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Master Harold!
The obvious hierarchal structure of Apartheid era South Africa is similar to the relationship between African - American people during Slavery in America.
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Beating her up every time she makes a mistake in the waltz? [Shaking his head.] No, Willie! That takes the pleasure out of ballroom dancing
It is ironic, Sam talking about hitting a woman for merely messing up takes the fun out of ballroom dancing rather than saying that it is immoral to hit someone for merely messing up. Domestic violence against women seems to be widespread and the women (who I presume are black) are not thought of as humans, just tools.
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same trouble with Eunice
This is not WIllie's first time hitting a woman, it seems like this is a trend.
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ou hit her too much. One day she going to leave you for good
So there is domestic violence in the relationship. This is where the tension comes from. The sexism in the culture of South Africa and generally the world. Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa was also known for abusing and hitting his former wife, before he was sent to jail.
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And now she's making trouble for me with the baby again. Reports me to Child Wellfed, that I'm not giving her money. She lies! Every week I am giving her money for milk. And how do I know is my baby? Only his hair looks like me. She's [messing]around all the time I turn my back. Hilda Samuels is a [bad woman]! [Pause.] Hey, Sam!
So apparently, Willie and Hilda were once romantically involved with each other but are no longer friends. There is tension between the two yet they are still dance partners.
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This comes from Dutch I do believe. The dutch where the first Europeans to colonize South Africa.
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judges look at you and Hilda, they must see a man and a woman who are dancing their way to a happy ending. What I sawwas you holding her like you were frightened she was going to run away
This means that Willy is doing this for a competition and Hilda is his partner. I wonder if they are romantically involved or just dance partners. This must be an amateur competition because Willy is obviously not proficient in his dancing to ballroom.
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Ballroom must look happy,
Ballroom is widely known as dance that descended from Europe. It is commonly used in pop culture for royalty and nobility. I wonder why doe Sam and Willy know the dance.
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verywhere. Try to glide through it.
Sam messes up the word "guide". This may be an indicator that English is not his first language or that there is another dialect of English that is accustomed to the native black population of South Africa.
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-n-d one two three four . . . and one two three four . . . [Ad libbing as Willie dances.] Your shoulders, Willie . . . your shoulders! Don't look down! Look happy, Willie! Relax, Willie!
Willie is trying to learn how to dance and Sam is helping him. Sam seems to know the dance well and is trying to help Willie improve upon his moves.
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