The title "Six Feet of the Country" refers to the basic amount of earth a human being is entitled to for a burial. The state's administrative carelessness proves that under Apartheid, a Black individual is denied even this minimal dignity. The Failure of White Liberal Empathy
The authorities are notified, and an investigation reveals a horrifying truth: the government bureaucrats mixed up the corpses. The body inside the coffin is not Petrus’s brother, but an unknown stranger. The Aftermath six feet of the country by nadine gordimer summary
: A white, wealthy urbanite who views the farm as a playground. He treats his Black workers with a paternalistic, detached tolerance. He measures human worth in financial transactions and legalities, completely blind to his own prejudice. The title "Six Feet of the Country" refers