Cry, The Beloved Country: Stimulating A Change
Beginning of paper
The purpose of Cry, the Beloved Country, is to awaken the population
of South Africa to the racism that is slowly disintegrating the society and
its people. Alan Paton designs his work to express his views on the
injustices and racial hatred that plague South Africa, in an attempt to
bring about ....
Middle of paper
.... heard, he puts his trust
in another black man who appears to be of good intentions, but in reality
cheats Kumalo of his money. This experience is unlike his time on the
train, in which Kumalo had been treated with immense respect. On the train
he is aware of the respect that other blacks hold for him, because he is a
man of God, though, in the city, his social standing demonstrates little
significance. This may be taken as a sign that the idea of a God may be
questioned or less acceptable ....
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Word count: 1102
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
