What effect did reading about the horrors that the victims of apartheid experienced have on you?

Discussion Forum 4

In Discussion Forum 4, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar.

Discuss the overall “experience” of reading Country of My Skull. What effect did reading about the horrors that the victims of apartheid experienced have on you? Consider the possibilities stated in the study guide (page 14): sympathy, empathy, or general despair at the fact of human cruelty.