According to the world population review rape statics by country 2019, South Africa made it to the top of the list as the country with the highest rates of rape. This has led it to being labelled the rape capital of the world. Mark Behr’s novel, ...

Within Mark Behr’s The Smell of Apples, the notions and ideologies of Afrikaner identity is perpetuated through hegemonic masculinity. This asserts that “between [Frikkie, Johan and Marnus] the secret [of Frikkie’s rape] will always be safe”....

A symbol in the story is like a souvenir from a travel destination. It holds meaning beyond what is actually being seen. Every author has their own deft way to instill thematic meaning into a seemingly inanimate object, which then grows to become...

In the novel The Smell of Apples, written by Mark Behr, Behr uses a first-person perspective through the main character Marnus, an eleven year old boy. The book uses a first-person narration, through Marnus, to relay both the events of when he is...