SAM: You hadnāt done anything wrong, but you went around as if you owed the world an apology for being alive. I didnāt like seeing that! Thatās not the way a boy grows up to be a man!... But the one person who should have been teaching you what that means was the cause of your shame. If you really want to know, thatās why I made you that kite. I wanted you to look up, be proud of something, of yourself⦠(Bitter smile at the memory)⦠and you certainly were that when I left you with it up there on the hill. Oh, ja⦠something else!... If you ever do write it as a short story, there was a twist in our ending. I couldnāt sit down there and stay with you. It was a āWhiteās Onlyā bench. You were too young, too excited to notice then. But not anymore. If youāre not careful⦠Master Harold⦠youāre going to be sitting up there by yourself for a long time to come, and there wonāt be a kite in the sky. (Sam has got nothing more to say. He exits into the kitchen, taking off his waiterās jacket.)
What is the significance of Sam taking off his waiterās jacket in this scene from Fugardās "Master Harold"ā¦and the Boys?
It accentuates Samās warning that someday the two of them will be equals.
It illustrates Samās sense of duty and his subservience to his white employers.
It conveys Samās sense of helplessness and resignation about his social status.
It demonstrates Samās willingness to compromise in order to resolve their conflict.