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...curity commando. While out on a hunt, Mr. Van der Vyver experiences a very unfortunate event which ends in the death of the young farm boy, who we later find out is his son Lucas.T.J. Herbert Intro to Literature Dr. Asya 11/10/2004 “The Moment Before the Gun Went Off” Bang! A Look at the World In 1923, an author by the name of Nadine Gordimer wrote “The Moment before the Gun Went Off”. Nadine’s story takes place in South Africa during the very controversial time of Apartheid. During this era, upper class, powerful, racist whites were a minority, however had the majority of control. With this power they strictly enforced laws of segregation. “The Moment before the Gun Went Off” is a story about a Marais Van der Vyver and one of his farm laborers. Mr. Van der Vyver isn’t just any man, he happens to be an Afrikaner farmer-regional Party leader and Commandant of the local security commando. While out on a hunt, Mr. Van der Vyver experiences a very unfortunate event which ends in the death of the young farm boy, who we later find out is his son Lucas.T.J. Herbert Intro to Literature Dr. Asya 11/10/2004 “The Moment Before the Gun Went Off” Bang! A Look at the World In 1923, an author by the name of Nadine Gordimer wrote “The Moment before the Gun Went Off”. Nadine’s story takes place in...