Question

18. Which of the following is the main internal conflict suffered by the protagonist of “The Moment

Before the Gun Went Off”?
He is sad for the death of the young boy, but he also feels his white­man privileges are
legitimate.
He will be condemned for premeditated murder, but the shooting was an accident.
He killed his own son, yet no one in the black or white community will believe him.
He never spoke against apartheid, but inside he believes it is inhuman.

Answer 1

He is sad for the death of the young boy, but believes his white-man privileges are legitimate

Answer 2

He is sad for the death of the young boy, but he also feels his white­-man privileges are legitimate.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this story, we explore the tensions that existed between Blacks and Whites in South Africa during the years of apartheid. We learn of an Afrikaner, white farmer who accidentally shot a black man. However, this black man was his son. Because of this, we see that, throughout the story, the white man is very sad for the death of the boy. However, despite this fact, we also see that the man believes that his privileges are legitimate, that blacks already enjoy a good position in society and that he could not have done anything else for his son.