Question

In the story "Night Calls" by Lisa Fugard, how does the narrator describe herself and her father? What does this reveal about their relationship? (If possible,) Cite evidence from the text.

Answer 1

lisa fugard was born in port elzabeth, south africa, the only child of the playwright athol fugard and novelist sheila meiring fugard. she has garned numerous stages and fil rolls. since 1992, she has written many short stories for literacy magazines and articles for the new york times travel section. in january 2006, she wrote a novel called skinner's drift, which portrays a turmoil on a south african farm in 1997. in the story "night calls", she portrays the relationship between the father and the daughter to be in an inverted role than the usual and common relationship way. initially in this story the father and his daughter start out as complete strangers and the aftermath of their journey in the african wild, made them to reunite as usual.