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* NeverMyFault: The adult Botha holds a grudge against Peekay for getting him expelled from school. Naturally the fact that the teenaged Botha strung Peekay upside down and nearly killed him with a sling had ''nothing'' to do with his expulsion.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Peekay would already be inherently unacceptable to Maria's father just based on his being English (the Afrikaners look down on the English almost as much as they do on people of other races), but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to another level, and him influencing ''Maria'' to question her father's beliefs is the final straw.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Peekay would already be inherently unacceptable to Maria's father just based on his being English (the Afrikaners look down on the English almost as much as they do on people of other races), but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to another level, and him influencing the fact that he influences ''Maria'' to question her father's beliefs Apartheid is the final straw.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Peekay would already be inherently unacceptable to Maria's father just based on his lineage (being English rather than Afrikaner), but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to another level.
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* AmoralAfrikaner: Every significant villain is an Afrikaner, filled with violent hatred not only for the black majority but for the English as well. Notably, the white protagonist is an English South African, making him almost as much of an outcast as the blacks. There are some sympathetic Afrikaner characters here and there, but they seem to be exceptions to the rule.
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* AmoralAfrikaner: Every significant villain is an Afrikaner, filled with violent hatred not only for the black majority but for the English as well. Notably, the white protagonist is an English South African, making him almost as much of an outcast as the blacks. There are some sympathetic Afrikaner characters here and there, there (Maria being probably the most prominent), but they seem to be exceptions to the rule.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Peekay would be this for Maria just on the basis of not being Afrikaner, but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to the next level.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Peekay would already be this for Maria inherently unacceptable to Maria's father just based on the basis of not being Afrikaner, his lineage (being English rather than Afrikaner), but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to the next another level.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Maria's father is ''not'' pleased when he learns of her relationship with Peekay.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Maria's father is ''not'' pleased when he learns Peekay would be this for Maria just on the basis of her relationship with Peekay.not being Afrikaner, but the fact that he's an outspoken anti-Apartheid activist takes it to the next level.
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* ''Film/TheProducers'
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* EnemyMine: The Afrikaner boys support for the Nazis, derived from their shared opposition to the British.
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* EnemyMine: The Afrikaner boys boys' support for the Nazis, derived from their shared opposition to the British.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: Simon Fenton is credited as, "P.K. Age 12," but the scenes featuring him explicitly take place in 1945. It's not exactly the hardest math in the world to figure out that if a character is born in 1930 and is eighteen in 1948, he should be fifteen in 1945.
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* EnemyMine: The Afrikaner boys support for the Nazis, derived from their shared opposition to the British.
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* PrisonerPerformance: In the film, Peekay helps organize a prison concert, in which the African prisoners defiantly StealthInsult [[HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier their ignorant white audience]]. The lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an49Ra-015U the song they sing]] are provided below:
-->''Asambe ba ya memeza'' (Let's go, they're watching)
-->''Asambe ba ya memeza''
-->''A re yeng! A re yeng!'' (Let's go! Let's go!)
-->''A re yang! Pula e ya na!'' (Let's go! It's raining)
-->''Hela! Pula e ya na!'' (Hey! It's raining!)
-->''A ya mema, a ya mema'' (They are looking around)
-->''A ya thithizela'' (They are shaking!)
-->''A yeza nga magwala'' (They are behaving like cowards!)
-->''A ya thathazela wema!'' (They are scared)
-->''O wenzenjani?'' (Oh why are you doing this?)
-->''Wenzenjani wema?'' (What are you doing?)
-->''O thithizela''
* ''Film/TheProducers'
-->''Asambe ba ya memeza'' (Let's go, they're watching)
-->''Asambe ba ya memeza''
-->''A re yeng! A re yeng!'' (Let's go! Let's go!)
-->''A re yang! Pula e ya na!'' (Let's go! It's raining)
-->''Hela! Pula e ya na!'' (Hey! It's raining!)
-->''A ya mema, a ya mema'' (They are looking around)
-->''A ya thithizela'' (They are shaking!)
-->''A yeza nga magwala'' (They are behaving like cowards!)
-->''A ya thathazela wema!'' (They are scared)
-->''O wenzenjani?'' (Oh why are you doing this?)
-->''Wenzenjani wema?'' (What are you doing?)
-->''O thithizela''
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* AdaptationNameChange: The movie changes the name of Peekay's chicken from Grandpa Chook to Mother Courage.
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* ShoutOut: In the movie Peekay's chicken Mother Courage is a reference to ''Theatre/MotherCourageAndHerChildren''.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Maria's father is ''not'' pleased when he learns of her relationship with Peekay.
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* SuicideByPills: [[spoiler:Doc, Peekay's teacher and best friend, decides on a whim that his time has come after everyone else in South Africa accuses him of being a German spy. He dies quietly and neatly by overdosing on pills inside the Crystal Cave of Africa, where he and Peekay used to explore.]]
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook A film adaption]] was released in 1992. It scores a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification. It should not be confused with the second ''Anime/{{Pokemon|2000}}'' movie, which in English bears the same title.
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[[TheFilmOfTheBook A film adaption]] was released in 1992. It scores a 2 on the SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification. It should not be confused with the second ''Anime/{{Pokemon|2000}}'' feature-length Franchise/{{Pokemon}} movie, which in English bears the same title.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Peekay himself. He is distinguished by the traits of extreme generosity and a love for people of all types of races, but he rarely passes judgment on others.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The Judge, who declares his support for the Nazis, and intends to follow their example against the English-descended South Africans.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Peekay, who starts out a meek and put-upon boy, and becomes stronger and more outspoken as the story progresses, standing up for the black South Africans, and finally [[spoiler:getting his revenge on Jappie Botha at the very end.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Peekay, who starts out a meek and put-upon boy, and becomes stronger and more outspoken as the story progresses, standing up for the black South Africans, and finally [[spoiler:getting his revenge on Jappie Jaapie Botha at the very end.]]
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