Gordimer was granted the privileges extended to people of her race: white. She fought against the terribly unfair treatments in the South. The mine in Gordimer<span>'s </span>story is a symbol for black labor<span>. </span>The traveling worker labor system made sure of a constant stream of colored mine workers who were forced to work in bad conditions in areas away from cities and work in the mines<span>. </span>
<span>Simpler answer: T</span>he house sitting on top of the gold mine represents the white culture that was built on the work and labor of the colored servant class from South Africa.
An extra fact is that Gordimer say's her house settles and makes creaking noises even when noone is present as a symbol and foreshadowing.
Tita's father and Mama E's husband who she is forced to marry instead of Jose. When he finds out that Gertrudis is not actually his daughter, he has a heart attack and dies.
Sorry to disagree but I think the answer is flower-tops. The poem is about nature yes but the term heads seems to refer to the flower-tops as the topic was daffodils. This is personification as if the daffodils were humans that could dance.
