Chapter 10 Summary

It is Sunday morning, and the entire white town, save for a handful of people, are at the Church in van Onselen Street. Dominee Vos, a new preacher and assistant to Dominee Stander, has arrived in Venterspan and today is the first that he will be giving a sermon, an occurrence of some importance for this devoutly religious community.

Before the sermon, Dominee Stander offers a brief introduction, telling the congregation about the new dominee, not forgetting, of course to mention his rugby talent. His sermon leaves a lasting impression on the congregation who, at the end of the sermon, sing more deeply and loudly because of it.

Chapter 10 Analysis

If it were not clear before, then this chapter certainly displays the significance religion plays in the lives of these people. Venterspan is the archetypal South African Afrikaner community of the time in...