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10 pages in length. No one likes to be branded as different from the social norm, especially when such unwarranted labeling is founded within a quagmire of gender, cultural and racial intolerance. Miss Helen, of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, represents just such a person whose only crime against society is being her own person, asking nothing of anyone and only wanting to be accepted for the unique individual she truly is. What she receives instead is a barrage of unsubstantiated judgment as to the validity of her character, the constant challenge to assimilate into the norm and a general yet overwhelming understanding of how a woman's entire existence is inextricable linked with the presence of a man; once that link is broken, she is no longer worthy of regard as an individual. Expounding upon issues of aging, personal freedom, human worth, loneliness, individuality, defiance against the norm, religious directives Religion and the never-ending quest for spirituality, Fugard strives to bring forth the extent to which people create conflict on so many levels, not the least of which include religious/secular, young/old and gender. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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which "refers to biological differences among groups of people" (Author information unavailable 88). Miss Helen, of Athol Fugards The Road to Mecca, represents just such a person whose only
crime against society is being her own person, asking nothing of anyone and only wanting to be accepted for the unique individual she truly is. What she receives instead
is a barrage of unsubstantiated judgment as to the validity of her character, the constant challenge to assimilate into the norm and a general yet overwhelming understanding of how a
womans entire existence is inextricable linked with the presence of a man; once that link is broken, she is no longer worthy of regard as an individual. Expounding upon
issues of aging, personal freedom, human worth, loneliness, individuality, defiance against the norm, religious directives Religion and the never-ending quest for spirituality, Fugard strives to bring forth the extent to
which people create conflict on so many levels, not the least of which include religious/secular, young/old and gender. II. SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS One of the most important themes that weaves
its way all throughout Fugards story is the extent to which people are expected to live by the rigid guidelines society establishes. This concept, in and of itself, is
the fundamentally defining element to Miss Helens persistence to uphold her own existence in the face of being a widow. That she is at once considered a disposable -
albeit human - commodity under the guise of social dictate speaks to the ever-intolerant notion that women are only as good as the men they stand behind. A pertinent
aspect of this insensitive guiding principle is the tremendous gulf that exists between young and old. Fugard illustrates how the concept of aging
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