their origin. “When people go to Johannesburg‚ they do not come back. They go to Johannesburg‚ and there they are lost. And no one hears of them at all” (Pg 39). In the book‚ Cry‚ the Beloved Country‚ written by Alan Paton‚ the main character Stephen Kumalo fears going to the big city of Johannesburg because he knew that there he would face situations that will make him doubt of his faith. Kumalo’s journey over in the big city helped him face his fears and become
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equality for all. One of the few‚ a priest housing in Johannesburg‚ takes his perception and preaches to others what understanding can do for the better of this city; this priest‚ Msimangu‚ acts as Paton’s messenger. After a hurtful conversation between Kumalo and his now corrupted brother‚ Msimangu aims to comfort his companion by explaining that “there is only one thing that has power completely‚ and that is love. Because when a man loves‚ he seeks no power‚ and therefore he has power.” (71). As nonconformist
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is breaking. Gertrude went to Johannesburg to find her husband but never found him and just stayed in Johannesburg. Everyone back in the village thought she went missing‚ so Absalom went after her. Absalom didn’t come back at all‚ so then Stephen Kumalo went after both of them in hope to restore order to his family. This scene shows how Absalom and Gertrude broke the tribe by betraying their family and friends for a different lifestyle. Another example showing the brokenness of the tribe is how Gertrude
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were encouraged to rebel against those who had cost them suffering and many casualties (doc. 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ 9). An African veteran‚ Ndansi Kumalo‚ explains his account of the Ndebele Rebellion in d0cument 4 (POV). The account explains his point of view as he experiences feelings of resentment toward the British advances that treated them as if they were inferior. Ndansi Kumalo attempts to convince others not to agree with the British because blood had already been shed in order to stop them. A painting‚ done
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River delta dealing would help immensely to tell how easily the rulers signed. Ashanti leader Prempeh turned down a British offer of protectorate status‚ but he said that the Ashanti would always remain friendly with all white men [doc. 2]. Ndansi Kumalo‚ an African veteran of the Ndebele Rebellion tells how at first his people surrendered to the British and tried to continue living their lives as they always had [doc. 4]. Samuel Maharero‚ a Herero leader‚ wrote to another African leader about how
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Have you ever looked into the main factors that make a plot line function? Well‚ in Alan Paton’s Cry‚ The Beloved Country‚ fear plays an integral role in South African society. This can be seen in how the plot moves‚ in the souls of African natives‚ and in the white society. Fear is a major player in the lives of the native population. The quote “Deep down the fear of a man who lives in a world not made for him‚ whose own world is slipping away‚ dying‚ being destroyed‚ beyond any recall‚” (Pg 44)
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African nations were not as well supplied and had never encountered Europe’s newest military machinery (Doc 5). After the failure of the Ndebele rebellion‚ Kumalo recounts that they would have been successful if it had not been for the “White man’s machine guns” (Doc 4). Because he was then forced into slave like conditions afterwards‚ Kumalo will always react to Europeans with violence. Many Africans also shared Kumalo’s reaction to European advancement into Africa. There were several rebellions
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Cry‚ the Beloved Country is a social protest against the structures of the society that would later give rise to apartheid. Paton attempts to create an unbiased and objective view of the oppositions. This requires that he depicts the Whites as affected by ’native crime’‚ while the Blacks suffer from social instability and moral issues due to the breakdown of the tribal system. It shows many of the problems with South Africa such as the degrading of the land reserved for the natives‚ which is sometimes
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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
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Hope. It is the one thing that people have survived on for centuries. Without hope‚ the African Americans of the early 1800’s would have just succumbed to the will of the slave owners. This is why Mandela is considered such a great leader. Nelson Mandela’s message through his speeches was one of hope‚ which is the only thing the people of Ndotshemi have to thrive on (Chokshi). Alan Paton‚ the author of Cry the Beloved Country‚ also believed in hope bringing together the land of South Africa
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