Sarah Barcant

General information A round character Well-dressed, good-looking career

woman in her thirties Independent-minded, resolute, doesn‘t

want to be sentimental, extroverted, self-confident, precise at work, curious

Studied at Harvard

Sarah‘s childhood

Grew up in Smitsrivier during apartheid Her father had an optician‘s shop Opposite of her ordinary parents

Sarah‘s relationship to Ben in her youth

First encounter when she was 14 and Ben was middle-aged turning point, change in her life

Spent more time with him than with her parents, followed Ben‘s footsteps

Broke many taboos hanging out in a black bar imprisonment, released with the help of Ben

Sarah‘s life in New York

Started a new life by repressing her past Opposite of her former life in Smitsrivier Luxurious environment Successful prosecutor

Sarah‘s feelings about being back in Smitsrivier

Familiarity Realisation of changes Is reminded of her former feelings Likes the liveliness of South Africans “Small-town life“

Ben Hoffman‘s opinion of Sarah

Sarah was and still is like a daughter to me, but her

behaviour has changed a lot since she has moved to New

York. She seems like an unemotional prosecutor to me who has forgotten about the things that really count, but

after all I trust her and I know that she‘s a woman who

wants to achieve her goals.

Anna‘s opinion of Sarah

I must admit that I‘ ve always felt a bit jealous of

Sarah. You know I‘ve so little time left with my husband and right then Sarah must

appear. I mean she‘s a nice girl and is a good prosecutor but when she‘s around it‘s

always “Sarah, Sarah, Sarah“ for Ben.

Alex Mpondo‘s opinion of Sarah

When I first met Sarah I felt a certain familiarity to her and liked the fact that

she had agreed to help with the case although I

had told myself before that I didn‘t want to be

confronted with my past again – something that

seemed to connect her to me, as I realised later on.

Sarah‘s interrogation technique was hard – she seemed to have no idea

under what kind of pressure she put me while asking me about every single detail of

my time in prison. Slowly but surely I accepted the fact

that the only way to come to terms with my past was cooperation. In the end I

really started to like Sarah!

Dirk Hendricks‘ opinion of Sarah

My first impression of Miss Barcant: beautiful.

My second impression: lawyer.

My third impression: intelligent.

My conclusion: I must wind her around my little

finger. (I think I succeeded.)

Dirk‘s opinion of Sarah professionally

She‘s like all the other lawyers Doesn‘t like her attitude, her interrogation

technique and the fact that she‘s so certain of herself

James Sizela‘s opinion of Sarah

All I ever wanted is to find the body of my son and Sarah helped me to achieve this aim even

though somehow I didn‘t feel too much sympathy

for her.

Pieter Muller‘s opinion of Sarah

Sarah has always been a potential threat to me

because she tried to discover the truth by all

means. But I‘d rather commit suicide than

agree to reconciliation.

Sarah‘s change in character

Torn between South Africa and the USA Before: focus on her work; after the case: sees the

persons and their needs behind it more human Sees herself on the same level with Ben

professionally independence Learned to like Alex as a person

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