The play my children my africa ends on a hopeful notes.Discuss your view

The end of the play should be read as tragic, since Fugard intended the play to help people to understand the terrors of apartheid and provoke them to seek change. At the end of the play, Mr. M has died, and Thami has given up any dreams of higher education to join in the movement for change through physical violence. Some might not see this as tragic, but it is clear that Mr. M's goal for him will not be fulfilled. There is some hope: Isabel promises to fulfill Mr. M's goal, but because she is white and not Mr. M's favorite student, this is not really an equal substitution. Isabel always had hope for her future, since she is white, but the play ends with the black characters not achieving what they want.