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Cry, The Beloved Country: The Breakdown And Rebuilding Of South African Society - School Essays

Cry, The Beloved Country: The Breakdown And Rebuilding Of South African Society

“...what God has not done for South Africa
man must do.” pg. 25
In the book, Cry, the Beloved Country, written by Alan Paton, some major
conflicts follow the story from beginning to end. Two of these conflicts would
be as follows; first, the breakdown of the ever so old and respected tribe; and
second, the power of love and compassion and how that it can rebuild broken
relationships. This story gives the reader the perfect perspective in learning
about the injustices that have taken place in South Africa, and it gives us a
sense of the trials and hardships the blacks went through then. Cry, is a story
about a Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and how he sets out to bring his family ...

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out of where they used to reside where the
land is so good that it could be even referred to as “holy, being even as it
came from the Creator.” (pg. 3). In the rural areas such as this the decay
comes as a result of making the blacks live in confined areas where the land is
so bad it can't be farmed any more, and the taking of the strong males out of
these areas to go work in the mines were things are unsafe and people rarely
return. Because of this, the people leave the tribe to go on the roads to
travel to Johannesburg, because “All roads lead to Johannesburg.” (pg. 10).
As Kumalo arrives in Johannesburg he finally realizes what a problem he
has stepped into. He realizes that nobody in his family, neither brothers,
sisters, sons and daughters, even cousins, have any moral ties with each other
anymore. He sees his brother get caught up in worldly beliefs, such as: fame,
money, power, greed and lying. He also sees his sister and his son living in a
horrible life of crime and ...

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Added: 4/3/2006 09:17:37 PM
Category: Book Reports
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