University of the Free States Dr Nyefolo Malete, says Maphalla was trying to depict the life of an ordinary black person oppressed by Apartheid.
Ngk Nyefolo Malete wa Yunibesithi ya Foreisetata o rile  Maphalla o ne a leka go tshwantsha botshelo jwa motho fela yo montsho yo o  neng gateletswe ke tlhaolele.