Jimmy and Girlie develop a theme of “A Chip of Glass Ruby” by they put themselves at risk by supporting their mother, developing the theme that families should stand by on e another. Jimmy and Girlie in support of their mother visit in prison, unlike their father Mr. Bamjee who supports apartheid in contrary to her wife who was seeking justice for blacks in South Africa, to be treated equally with the Whites. Mrs. Bamjee was persistent in her dedication to both the anti- apartheid movement and for her family as being on hunger strike she reminds Girlie about Bamjee’s birthday suggesting that Mrs. Bamjee is a shining light in the dark place and who is willing to give her life in her fight for the blacks.
