What is the movie master Harold and the boys about?

Answer 1

It is about the internal conflict and shame an adolescent white boy (Hally; the "Master Harold" of the title) feels as he is torn between the love his supposed to feel for his alcoholic, racist and diabled father, and the love he does feel for his surrogate father Sam, a black man who works at the Tea Shop Hally's family runs.

Sam takes Hally under his wing, "educating" him to be more proud of himself, tolerant of others and optimistic about how the world could be. But Hally's pessimism and shame overcome the developing relationship between white boy and black man in the final scenes of the movie.

It is also important to note that the play was, to a large extent, autobiographical, as author Athol Fugard re-visits his youth, and his relationship with the real-life Sam Semela by writing, what must have been a very introspective, and therapeutic, drama.

Answer 2

The kite, the bench, dancing, education, the sweets Hally was eating.

Answer 3

the climax occurs during the pivotal moments in the play where Hally takes on his father's persona and lashes out at Sam, spitting in his face. Emotions and tones change