Born A Crime

In Born a Crime, Trevor Noah uses irony to tell his own story of how he is bailed out of jail to reveal the purpose of mother’s tough love behind his back. When Trevor Noah is arrested on suspicion for stealing cars as he drives his stepfather’s car on the road, he thinks about handling the stuff all by himself instead of letting his parents know since his mom won’t be “someone sympathetic to [his] plight” (Noah 231). He “called a friend and asked him if he could borrow some money” (232). The next day, his lawyer got the money that Trevor needs. His fright of telling his mom reveals the fact that he disbelieves the love of his mom is enough to make her save him and he is scared of disappointing his mom. After he returns home, he lies about the fact that he has been in jail for the whole week to his mom, for not letting her worry. However, ironically, he finds out the truth that it is actually his mom who “[has] given his friends money to pay [his] bail” (242). His mom has known everything the whole time. The disappointment of his mom is shown in her eyes, which indicates her disappointment at Trevor for being in jail. She later told Trevor that all her beating is trying to save him from being punished by law. The plight Trevor gets into earlier reveals the reason behind the beating her mom gives him all the time. Patricia’s actions for saving his son highlight the love his mom has for Trevor in her deep mind.