remained speechless And she saw in his eyes that sullen resentment and what put the finishing touch to it amused contempt Failed Communication The tragedy reveals the characters' inability to connect successfully across racial and cultural boundaries Mary and Moses' misconceptions and misinterpretations exemplify the greater communication gaps between white settlers and native Africans It is evident in the following lines What had happened was that the formal pattern of black-and-white mistress-and-servant had been broken by the personal relation and when a white man in Africa by accident looks into the eyes of a native and sees the human being which it is his chief preoccupation to avoid his sense of guilt which he denies fumes up in resentment and he brings down the whip Symbolic Liberation and Rebellion Moses' murder can be interpreted as a symbolic resistance against oppressive white dominance His violence is a depraved form of empowerment for a marginalized and oppressed indigenous person Narrative of Fear and Prejudice According to the novel fear and prejudice increase tensions between different racial groups The white settlers' fear of the native population and the indigenous bitterness of their oppressors create a toxic environment that eventually leads to tragedy Finally Moses' murder of Mary in The Grass is Singing reveals an interconnected series of facts including racial oppression poor communication psychological agony and the greater societal impact of colonialism The actions and motivations of the characters serve as a lens through which the story criticizes the destructive effects of power dynamics and racism in colonial society