CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY ALAN PATON This is
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY ALAN PATON This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country. . Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end. (Paton 105) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Mh. Tvb. Z 6 h. Vl. E
OPEN YOUR EYES Young people leaving tribes Rebuilds tribe some Son in prison Irony of murder, death sentence Yet friendship from father of victim- new church Tribe learns new skills With this generation dies some hope of bridging racial divide
STATE OF THE NATION “I have heard of that, said Msimangu. I have heard that they are trying to prevent the white people from helping with their cars, and that they are even ready to take them to the courts. ”(Paton 81) The government is foreshadowing apartheid Country is willing to help Later generations become brainwashed
STATE OF THE NATION “God have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. White man, have mercy upon us”(Paton 89) Shows how white men could help Hold the power to make a difference In a period of unintentional/unknown racism In the dark
STATE OF THE NATION “For what can men do when so many have grown lawless? ”(Paton 106) Beginnings of notorious crime in South Africa Mining separating families, brought men to mines Women cant support themselves Children growing up without fathers, rebellious/crime Prostitution at mines because of mass of wifeless men
STATE OF THE NATION The nation was on a downhill Getting into a rut, forshadowing Kumalo seeing this evil firsthand, Son murderer Brother drunk on power Man who was shot was activist for black education and fair treatment
HUCKLEBERRY FINN/OF MICE AND MEN Easy for a nation to look down on someone How they were taught Use of racial slang “nigger” ‘kaffir” degrading jobs disrespect
ENDING-OF MICE AND MEN Similar gloomy end Death of someone you become attached to punishment Not much hope
BIBLIOGRPHY "South Africa Labor Unrest Spreads, 41, 200 Miners Strike. " Fox News. FOX News Network, 10 Sept. 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. "Cleo's Literary Reviews. " : Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton. N. p. , n. d. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. "Black and White: The Alliance of Old Friends That Could Challenge the ANC's Stranglehold. " The Times. N. p. , 25 Mar. 2013. Web. 25 Mar. 2013.
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