What is the cultural conflict in Nadine Gordimer's "July's People"?

As with so much of Gordimer's works, the idea of culture
clash and conflict is a rich reservoir from which to excavate.  If there are specific
elements that you have to discuss, I would consult these in the process of developing
the paper.  I think that there is much in way of culture clash in examining how the
dynamic of the family changes once they flee with July to his village.  The idea of
apartheid having created an unnatural structure of power in South Africa is brought out
when we see Bam and Maureen actually victim to the same practices in the village.  Their
movement is limited, while the emotional stress caused by both political and personal
dynamics are heightened.  At the same time, there is an awkwardness in the relationships
between whites and blacks in a post- Apartheid South African setting because of the
power imbalance that had been embedded in its people.  One of the most startling
cultural developments would be how the "master/ slave" dialectic changes once Bam and
Maureen begin to live in the village.  This can even be seen on their children, who end
up "going native" more and losing the entitlement that being white in South Africa
carried.  The ending might be the saddest result of this culture clash, when Maureen
runs after the helicopter.  Gordimer's vision of South Africa after Apartheid is one
where the lines between savior and murderer is severely blurred.