"They do not look upon them as people with families of their own; they do not realize that they have emotions - that they fall in love like white people do; that they want to be with their wives and children like white people want to be with theirs..."
This example evokes strong emotions of empathy and sympathy for the African people who are being dehumanized and marginalized. It highlights the injustice and inequality they face, appealing to the reader's sense of compassion and understanding.
The best example of Pathos is in this line: * "I doubt whether there is a single African male in South Africa who has not at some stage had a brush with the police over his pass." “When anything has to be carried or cleaned the white man will look around for an African to do it for him, whether the African is employed by him or not.” "I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Arts and practised as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Mr. Oliver Tambo..." "They do not look upon them as people with families of their own; they do not realize that they have emotions - that they fall in love like white people do; that they want to be with their wives and children like white people want to be with theirs..."
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