Worldviews In Toni Morrison's Cry The Beloved Country

The greatest thing in life is feeling that you have meaning. The worst feeling is to feel like you are worthless and there is no hope in the world. These two different types of people have drastically different types of worldviews. Cry, the Beloved Country has a view of cherishing life and your loved ones which is different from The Stranger, which is life is meaningless and one should not care about anything because everyone dies. In Cry; the Beloved Country a strong character who shows the quality of cherishing life and caring for others is the life of Kumalo. Kumalo is a man who will put his family first before himself in any situation. Kumalo went down to a distant country and to care of Gertrude his sister. While Kumalo is taking care of his sister, he hears about a terrible tragedy between his son and a white man named Arthur Jarvis , who is a supporter of black rights. Kumalo knows the wrong his son has done to this distinguished man , and he tells his son to repent and the judge will give him a jail sentence instead of ending his life, but his son does nothing. He is a man who knows the true meaning of life and wants to preserve it for his loved ones as long as possible.
In The Stranger, Meursault goes to his mom’s funeral and shows no emotion at all.
He does not care about Marie his girlfriend that loves him so much that she asks him to marry her , and he responds “Yeah, sure whatever.” He has friends that are bad influences like Raymond Sintes who is a local pimp and influences Meursault to write a hateful letter to a woman. He does not find any joy in anything. He finds only emptiness and sadness. He is a man who does not care about anyone or how they feel. He shoots a man four times just because it was getting hot outside. At the trial of the murder , he does not even try to defend himself. He tells him that he does not care about the man or his family. His way of seeing life is negative all the time because he knows that we will all
die. The worldview of Kumalo is one of happiness and cheer. Kumalo is a man who sees the brighter things in life and always has hope for tomorrow. Kumalo knows that we will all die someday, but he does not wish that day upon himself or let that hold him back. He cherishes his moments of life. This is a worldview that God would want us to have as we serve Him and also others. Meursault's worldview is completely different from Kumalo’ worldview.Meursault believes that life is terrible and hopeless because we all die one day. He believes that there is no true happiness in the world and that we should just all give up on life. This worldview is one that the devil wants all us to think that there is nothing in this world just pain. In conclusion, these two books have two different aspects of life, a lifeless aspect and also a worth aspect. These two books show that there are two types of people, those who care and those who do not. The Bible says that we should always care about others and make sure others feel better than we do. We should encourage people who feel worthless and tell them that God has a plan in their life and that He loves you and cares for you no matter what you do.