Essays on Cry the Beloved Country

In the novel, Cry The Beloved Country, Alan Paton teaches the reader that a hierarchical society is unjust. This story follows Stephen Kumalo around South Africa just before Apartheid. Kumalo starts in the small farm town of Ndotsheni, The story takes him to various places in South Africa, including the town of Johannesburg, where he finds his family, along with some very important information about his son, all during very critical times in the history of the country. South Africa…...

Alan Paton's Cry, The Beloved Country is a powerful novel that takes a look at many of the problems troubling South Africa. Segregation, economic inequality, decadence, and the destruction of the family unit are some of the problems discussed in this work. The title of the novel is simply saying that all of these problems are more than enough to bring a person to tears; a person like Kumalo cries for his beloved country; a person like Jacob Jarvis cries…...

Cry the Beloved Country is a well- written novel that shows the social problems in South Africa, leading up to the formation of Apartheid, the segregation policy of the nation. The novel has many different themes, but fear is the most profound because it affects both the black and white races of the country. Fear shows no racism. In the novel, Paton analyzes how fear is destroying the very soul of the country. Paton takes us on a journey with…...