similarities and differences between trevor noahs mother and father

Trevor's father, a white man of Swiss German descent. He is a presence in Trevor's early childhood but the two gradually become estranged. Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah is the mother of Trevor, and a major character in the memoir. She made the radical choice to have a mixed-race child at a time when this was illegal in South Africa. Trevor's mother was the major source of stability in Trevor's life while father was always physically and emotionally distant.