Why does Absalom kill Arthur Jarvis? A. Absalom murders Jarvis, a fair-minded man opposed to the injustice, out of fear rather than anger; the murder lands him in jail and suggests how society’s ills threaten all South Africans.
B. Absalom kills Jarvis, a wealthy white man in Johannesburg, to rob him; his actions make him a hero to many black people, which highlights the divided nature of South Africa.
C. Absalom takes the life of Jarvis, a rising political figure in South Africa, in self-defense; his subsequent arrest demonstrates that many laws in South Africa unfairly target nonwhite people.
D. Absalom shoots Jarvis, a white man from a privileged background, to strike against the oppressive ruling class in South Africa; the killing shows that Absalom is a political revolutionary.