What was hally’s punishment for drawing a picture of his teacher , mr. prentice

The teacher gave Hally six lashes on his back as a punishment for drawing his picture.

Explanation:

‘Master Harold and the boys’ is a play which is written by Athol Fugard. This play depicts how racism is rooted since decades and which cannot be eradicated easily.

The play is surrounded around a white teenage boy who grows up into the company of two waiters who are from black community.  It so happens that while Hally was busy having his soup, he opens up one of his textbook in which he has drawn a picture of his teacher.

Sam, the black waiter starts laughing by looking at the picture. Hally got a punishment for his act from his teacher. Mr. Pretntice stroke Hally’s back with a stick six times. This was not the first time that Hally got lashes.

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