Apartheid changed the way of life for many South Africans, both natives and whites. Apartheid affected many aspects of society, but the most relevant are: education, jobs and the economy, living conditions and crime. The problems arising from apartheid were, in a way, like a chain reaction. Education affected jobs and the economy, which affected crime and living conditions. All of these injustices were caused by apartheid.
             The schools were also separated due to apartheid and the natives were obviously affected. The schools the natives attended offered very little hope for betterment. In Arthur Jarvis's manuscript in the novel, he says, "Yet we continue to leave the education of our native urban society to those few Europeans who feel strongly about it, and to deny opportunities and money for its expansion." This evidently means many of the Europeans were not trying to aid the schools, which would aid the natives. If the natives did gain a higher level of education, they would seek better jobs, which would provide them with better income. More income would mean better living conditions, health care, etc. The natives would also be better equipped to articulate themselves and fight against the injustices. Instead, the natives would be kept uneducated and ignorant and they would continue to work in the mines.
             Many of the natives left their poor villages to travel to large cities like Johannesburg to find work. The options were few in the villages and many needed a way of making a good income. They had no choice but to travel to these cities and work for little to nothing in terrible conditions. The cities were hardly better than the villages. The whole economy of South Africa relied on the natives' labor. In chapter 21, when Harrison speaks with James Jarvis about the native problem, he says, "I tell you there wouldn't be any South Africa at all if it weren&apos
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