If you're looking for a certain portion of this excerpt that restates the main idea, I would have to say that the first few words explain it very well: "<span>I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity..." The writer of this statement is saying that they wish for their books to only be judged by those who are educated in grammar and logic. </span>
In this excerpt from Gordimer's essay, the author discusses the consequences of apartheid. This excerpt is used to reflect on how some things are admired by the white and powerful population for their rarity but are the everyday objects for the poor South because it's all they have. She concludes that image by saying "The penny whistle is a charming piece of musical ingenuity; but it should not always be necessary for a man to make his music out of nothing.".
Through this she says that the poor <em>South</em> uses candles because that's all they've got. She says that it's not that bad to live in Sophiatown (predominantly black region, destroyed during the apartheid) but that it's <em>tragic</em> when you don't have the possibilities of living anywhere else.
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it help readers determine what is important to the text and to them
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The mood seems to be sad
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It seems to be sad because the person is looking back and remembering earlier times, when things were good, when they had all that they needed, and when things were going well.