The Shack is a frustrated Shack, situated in a densely populated South African informal settlement, wherein many hardships are encountered daily whereby The Shack is explaining the hardships that Buti experiences daily; that are the hardships of scarce income, limited access to water, limited access to sanitary conditions, limited access to better work opportunities, and limited access to proper and enough food.
The Shack is frustrated that Buti is working daily but yet has no income to show for his work and his subsequent suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic Buti has to enroll for a food parcel to sustain him during the pandemic. He explains how Buti is worried that the world is cruel, especially the rich who exploits the poor and their plight for survival.