After reading the novel Disgrace and then the New York Times article "Out of South Africa," consider which side you'll take in t
he controversy surrounding this author. Although he does not tell us Melanie's race, later in the novel the protagonist calls her "the dark one." Is J. M. Coetzee's novel more about power struggles or the tensions between races?
The story says, "Then, gently put the valve of the tube through the hole in the rim and insert the rest of the tube into the tire, being careful not to twist it."
