Mark couldn't follow tribal traditions and escape apartheid at the same time. In order to leave, let alone change the system, he would have to shed his ancestry. This quote explains what happened inside him as he grew up from the little Venda boy in Alexandra to Mark Mathabane, a free man who escaped to America.
For a worldly connection, this quote reminded me of a few lines from the song "Shine" by Carbon Leaf.
"And I'd like to change the world/
It's easier than changing me."
The rest of the song is essentially saying how it's time to shine, despite various complications.
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