Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, is a book which tells the story of how Arthur Jarvis, a wealthy estate owner, because of his own busy life, had to learn of the social downgrading in South Africa through the death of his only son, Arthur Jarvis. The story is James" journey from being uneducated to becoming educated. If Arthur Jarvis had never been killed, his writings, and Stephen Kumalo, a priest from the village of Ndotsheni whose son killed Arthur Jarvis, would have never educated Jarvis.
When the reader first meets James Jarvis, he knows little of his son's life. He doesn't know his son "was on a kind of a mission"(p.140), and this is why when MR. Harrison, Arthur Jarvis's father In-law says, "we"re scared stiff at the moment in Johannesburg."(P 140) James is surprised and says, "of crime?"(p. 140). Talking to Harrison taught James about the crime in the city, and the next morning he learns about his son. One of the first things that James learns of his son, and his views, he learns in Arthur's room. In reading his writings, James finds that Arthur would have risked anything to help other people, and ended up doing just that. Jarvis finds that his son was well researched on the problems of their society, and was interested in helping the development of the social structure in South Africa. From the pictures of Jesus and Abraham Lincoln on his wall, James Jarvis discovers the admiration his son had for these two men. These were men of action, who showed love for their friends, and at the same time their enemies. These two men suffered and died for their beliefs, as did Arthur in a way, which helped his father realized what a great mean Arthur really was.
After the discovery of his son's views through all of his writings, James begins to realize the problem, and starts to think of the problems of others before his own. Jarvis, towards the end of the book, decides that he will help the minorities of Africa.
Violence in: Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton In the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton, an important scene in the story is one of violence. ... Violence can sometimes play a big part in something positive in a novel as it did in Cry, The Beloved Country....
Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton Father Steven Kumalo is a father figure to Absalom in Cry, The Beloved Country. Conflict that contributes to the story is Absalom gets murder charges dropped on him and he gets a girl pregnant. Father Kumalo and his brother fight for African freedom w...
His meaningful novel, "Cry, the Beloved Country", owes him a large amount of his success. ... (Alan) With this being said he continued to be a very active opposer of the Apartheid laws and continued after writing the novel to be active in changing the country of South Africa. ... "Cry, the Beloved Country" was written a year before the laws of Apartheid began, but the segregation was still at a high. ... (Paton) His love for literature kept the process of creating "Cry, the Beloved Country" alive. ... From research It is easy to see that while Paton provided an am...
Human Qualities in Cry, the Beloved Country Set in apartheid South Africa, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country portrays realistic characters by making them have human qualities, both negative and positive. ... However, negative traits like fear are also present in the novel, exhibited in Gertrude and a country that is also portrayed as its own character, South Africa. ... Furthermore, the fear will rob everything off everyone who loves and gives too much like Stephen, who nevertheless overcame his dread at the end of the novel and saw hope for his country. ...
Alan Paton's 1948 novel, Cry, the Beloved Country addresses these problems of South Africa as well as their consequences. ... During a debate about the native crime, the author points out, "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. ... Cry, the Beloved Country, describes the breaking faith and bond between Stephen Kumalo and Absalom, James Jarvis and Arthur Jarvis, Stephen Kumalo and God, White people and God, people and the land, and the future of mankind and South Africa. ...
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton, is set in the tense and fragile society of South Africa. ... Without control, the country is kept in a constant of fear and violence. ... The people cry out for safety and protection but there is no way to provide enough protection for everyone. ... The natives "cry for more education, and more opportunity, and for the removal of the restrictions on native labor and enterprise." ... Cry, The Beloved Country tells of the struggle of society to unite in South Africa. ...
As authors began to write about their home country, talking about both the negative and positive, people from other places can see the similarity between the respective countries. ... In Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton brought out three specific problems that were obvious in South Africa, what he may not have realized was that these problems are prevalent throughout the world. ...
In the 1940th century, historical fiction novel, Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton uses asyndeton to create an overwhelming presence in Johannesburg's environment, modifying human morality and ambition. ... The entire country mourns. ... In Cry, The Beloved Country, the main setting throughout the book is Johannesburg, a city containing hardship, corruption, and chaos. ...
The movie, "Cry, The Beloved Country," was directed by Darrell Roodt, and is based on the popular book by Alan Paton. ... When Msimangu begins to argue with her she looks as if she was going to cry and says "I am afraid". ... Director Darrell, successfully portrayed three aspects of fear in the movie "Cry, The Beloved Country." ...
