The Power of One Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter Fourteen Summary

Chapter Fourteen Summary

The prison is in an uproar, because the inspector of prisons for all of South Africa is scheduled to pay a visit. Lieutenant Borman has been put in charge of the preparations and is working the clack prisoners very hard to put out the impression that the facility is neatly and tidily run. He is a confirmed member of the Oxwagon Guard, a Neo-Nazi group committed to the idea of a superior white South Africa. In fact, he is a leading member in the secret society, of which Kommandant von Zyl is also a member.

Part of the proceedings for the inspector will include a display by the boxing team. The kommandant also wishes Doc to perform a concert, but Doc refuses to give his guarantee (he might be free by then, if Germany surrenders) that he will perform unless he is allowed to have a concert for the African...
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