Nadine tells of a life lesson through the use of a morbid fairy tale structure. How a ‘happily ever after family’ went to great lengths to protect themselves from the fear of others. Constantly upgrading their security to the point they were considered considered to be ‘concentration-camp style’ walls, cited from line one hundred and seventy-one, on page sixteen. The first sign of upgrade found in lines seventy-eight, on page thirteen, “-he had electronically controlled gates fitted” before turning it into a constant action throughout the story. In Once Upon a Time, Gordimer used quite a few symbols to support the theme of fear: the wall around the family’s complex, the little boy, and the grandmother. The wall represented division apartheid, the little boy was the innocence caught in the crossfire, and the grandmother was the one who stimulated the parents decision for being separated from others. Ultimately, in the end though, the little boy dies ironically from the security meant to protect them. Overall, Gordimer’s morbid lesson conveys how the conflict in society and inability to coexist can contribute into a more dire outcome than originally intended. So learning to adapt and coexist with one another can prevent more negative outcomes and events from
Nadine tells of a life lesson through the use of a morbid fairy tale structure. How a ‘happily ever after family’ went to great lengths to protect themselves from the fear of others. Constantly upgrading their security to the point they were considered considered to be ‘concentration-camp style’ walls, cited from line one hundred and seventy-one, on page sixteen. The first sign of upgrade found in lines seventy-eight, on page thirteen, “-he had electronically controlled gates fitted” before turning it into a constant action throughout the story. In Once Upon a Time, Gordimer used quite a few symbols to support the theme of fear: the wall around the family’s complex, the little boy, and the grandmother. The wall represented division apartheid, the little boy was the innocence caught in the crossfire, and the grandmother was the one who stimulated the parents decision for being separated from others. Ultimately, in the end though, the little boy dies ironically from the security meant to protect them. Overall, Gordimer’s morbid lesson conveys how the conflict in society and inability to coexist can contribute into a more dire outcome than originally intended. So learning to adapt and coexist with one another can prevent more negative outcomes and events from