Cry The Beloved Country Essay
Discrimination and inequity in South Africa
Cry, The Beloved Country, written by Alan Paton, talks about one black father, Stephen Kumalo, and one white father, James Jarvis. Kumalo’s son Absalom shot Jarvis’s son Arthur using a revolver and Kumalo tries to save his son. The book describes many racial discrimination and economic inequality. The character Msimangu prophesies that white men and black men will come together and work for good of their country. However, forty years later, his prophecy still do not come to pass.
There is a large gap between black and white people in South Africa. In the book, there is almost no contact between white communities and black communities. According to the chapter 21, Paton said: “White people, black people, …show more content…
In the book, the high rate of crime makes everyone very careful about strangers. According to the chapter 8, Paton said: “A woman opened the door to them. She gave them no greeting, and when they stated their business, it was with reluctance that she let them in.” (Paton 77) Mrs. Mkize was very cautious about the two strangers and did not tell them any details until she makes sure that Msimangu is a priest. And now, the crime rate in South Africa is still disconcerting. According to the article Violent crime on the rise again in South Africa, Dixon said: “South Africa has some of the world's highest rates of violent crime, with casualty figures mounting like those in a small war. The country had slowly whittled down its murder rate since 1995, but this year's marginal increase raised fears that the battle against crime may have stalled.” (Dixon 1)Now The high crime rate is a big obstruction for the development of South Africa. And the robbery, pilferage and swindle are the result of poverty. People have to find a way to maintain their livelihood and try to stay safe at the same time. So they not have time to think about working for the good of the
Cry, The Beloved Country, written by Alan Paton, talks about one black father, Stephen Kumalo, and one white father, James Jarvis. Kumalo’s son Absalom shot Jarvis’s son Arthur using a revolver and Kumalo tries to save his son. The book describes many racial discrimination and economic inequality. The character Msimangu prophesies that white men and black men will come together and work for good of their country. However, forty years later, his prophecy still do not come to pass.
There is a large gap between black and white people in South Africa. In the book, there is almost no contact between white communities and black communities. According to the chapter 21, Paton said: “White people, black people, …show more content…
In the book, the high rate of crime makes everyone very careful about strangers. According to the chapter 8, Paton said: “A woman opened the door to them. She gave them no greeting, and when they stated their business, it was with reluctance that she let them in.” (Paton 77) Mrs. Mkize was very cautious about the two strangers and did not tell them any details until she makes sure that Msimangu is a priest. And now, the crime rate in South Africa is still disconcerting. According to the article Violent crime on the rise again in South Africa, Dixon said: “South Africa has some of the world's highest rates of violent crime, with casualty figures mounting like those in a small war. The country had slowly whittled down its murder rate since 1995, but this year's marginal increase raised fears that the battle against crime may have stalled.” (Dixon 1)Now The high crime rate is a big obstruction for the development of South Africa. And the robbery, pilferage and swindle are the result of poverty. People have to find a way to maintain their livelihood and try to stay safe at the same time. So they not have time to think about working for the good of the