In the following essay I will analyse the persona in Nadine Gordimer’s story “The Moment before the Gun Went Off” I will debate whether this character; Marais is consitent and reliable. Furthermore I will explain whether the persona’s views coincide with those of Nadine Gordimer the author. Marais Van der Vyver is a farmer in South Africa who inherited his father’s (Willem Van der Vyver) best farm . He is a regional party …showed first 75 words of 597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 597 total…Assuming that the implied author is Nadine Gordimer, her views will in no way coincide with those of the persona. The persona did (to himself) acknowledge the labourer as his son; thus he became his friend and they shared the sign language. Yet the labourer always reminded the persona of his defiance of the law; the Immorality Act. Therefore the persona “accidentally” killed his son. WORKS CITED The Norton Anthology of English Literature volume 2. 2000 ed.