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In the three stories from other cultures (Country Lovers, Veronica and A Stench of Kerosene) discuss how the relationships in each one are affected by cultural forces
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In the three stories from other cultures (Country Lovers, Veronica and A Stench of Kerosene) discuss how the relationships in each one are affected by cultural forces In 'Country Lovers', the Apartheid in South Africa stopped 'blacks' and 'whites' intermingling. The Apartheid meant that police could decide to invade people's homes if there was a suspicion of 'blacks' and 'whites' having a sexual relationship together. South Africa was a worse place due to the Apartheid and even now the division still has an affect on people's lives. The main Act that governed the Apartheid was the Immorality act. This ultimately banned mixed marriages and later went on to be amended to ban sexual relationships. If mixed marriages were heard of the couple would be arrested and sent to prison, although even the sentencing was biased as 'blacks' got harsher sentences than 'whites'. At the start of the story Paulus displayed true love...
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