Dog Owning Culture in Niaceland

Gordimer writes that the bulldog is a symbol of all the white man's savage glee and turning the black man from his door. She has an awareness of being hated by the people who are taking care of him, gradwell by all the black servants, who hate him. But it's funny how much sympathy you feel for the dog in this story. You feel for the shame of the dog and you sort of buy it as well.