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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