Cry, The Beloved Country
In the novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, written by Alan Paton, apartheid plays a big role in the story. Apartheid has been a problem for South Africa since the earlier nineteen hundreds because of the unjust society and heartbreaking rule of "white man's law over a black man's country," (Cry, the Beloved Country.) Some results come from the fight of those who are treated unfair, but none that are large enough to turn around the discrimination. Two families are affected in this book; one is that of the white James Jarvis, and the other of the black Stephen Kumalo. Both of these families find themselves in time of despair and tragedy because of the decisions that have occurred in their relations, telling each to step up for what is right.
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With a faith in God, Kumalo is the pastor of his village's church where he cares for the people who attend. He is man of good morals that sees the suffering he is dealt during this time of despair by urging to help the others who are treated as he. In the beginning of the novel, Kumalo takes a journey to Johannesburg. The separation of the Kumalo family can be blamed on apartheid, or racism. Apartheid also sets in throughout the journey, as Kumalo feels uncomfortable in the different setting. The destination of Johannesburg is expected to be the place that finds Absalom, Kumalo's son, a young adult that has unexpectedly been living a life of crime. Kumalo is unwell during his journey as his old age starts to show, and he loses all hope of finding Absalom. Once Absalom was identified as the murderer of Arthur Jarvis, Kumalo and the neighboring father of Arthur, James Jarvis, found out about the …show more content…
Because of Absalom's offense came the death penalty, which shook Kumalo mentally, as his faith in God depleted. All the chaos that was coming about in the main character's existence emerged from the way of life that was taking place, making apartheid the evident source. Kumalo changed from the beginning to the end of the novel as he faced hard times that made him feel distressed. Apartheid played a huge part of Stephen Kumalo's life while it affected him in a negative manner. The routine of life that blacks struggled against in South Africa for many years hurt the central character and his relatives very
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With a faith in God, Kumalo is the pastor of his village's church where he cares for the people who attend. He is man of good morals that sees the suffering he is dealt during this time of despair by urging to help the others who are treated as he. In the beginning of the novel, Kumalo takes a journey to Johannesburg. The separation of the Kumalo family can be blamed on apartheid, or racism. Apartheid also sets in throughout the journey, as Kumalo feels uncomfortable in the different setting. The destination of Johannesburg is expected to be the place that finds Absalom, Kumalo's son, a young adult that has unexpectedly been living a life of crime. Kumalo is unwell during his journey as his old age starts to show, and he loses all hope of finding Absalom. Once Absalom was identified as the murderer of Arthur Jarvis, Kumalo and the neighboring father of Arthur, James Jarvis, found out about the …show more content…
Because of Absalom's offense came the death penalty, which shook Kumalo mentally, as his faith in God depleted. All the chaos that was coming about in the main character's existence emerged from the way of life that was taking place, making apartheid the evident source. Kumalo changed from the beginning to the end of the novel as he faced hard times that made him feel distressed. Apartheid played a huge part of Stephen Kumalo's life while it affected him in a negative manner. The routine of life that blacks struggled against in South Africa for many years hurt the central character and his relatives very