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Monster Essays - My Son's Story
My Son's Story
Sonny is an earnest, hard-working civil servant, an educator who
once had a seemingly endless supply of concern and affection for those
around him. He is attentive to his family's every need, despite the
terrible shadow of apartheid. Gradually, though, Sonny becomes more and
more connected to his people's struggle, an exceedingly dangerous one,
which leaves him with less time for his family. Sonny's exertion to
achieve a new world for his people leaves his family's world, as well as
his own, in serious danger. His dedication to his political responsibility
results in an affair with a white human-rights worker that ultimately
leaves him estranged from his f....
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