In Alan Paton’s historical novel, Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful, the human tragedy of apartheid in South Africa is described in the relationship between a white man named Robert Mansfield and a black man named Emmanuel Nene. Mansfield has resigned as a school headmaster because he can no longer support the government policy of apartheid. He is without work, without income, without friends because of his decision to work for racial justice. Nene comes to see him and to express his respect and support. As they talk about the wounds Mansfield is suffering for the stand he has taken, the black man makes it clear to Mansfield that there are always wounds and suffering that go along with the fight for justice. But, Nene says, “I don’t worry about the wounds. When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, ‘Where are your wounds?’ and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, “Was there nothing to fight for?” I couldn’t face that question.