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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

CliffsNotes on Cry, the Beloved Country covers Alan Paton's social protest of pre-apartheid South Africa. Stephen Kumalo departs for Johannesburg to search for his son Absalom, who murders Arthur Jarvis, a white man who opposes racial injustice. After his son Arthur's death, James Jarvis re-examines his own views on inequality and tries to correct some wrongdoings. The novel shows how people — and a nation — caught between the past and the future can hope for justice and reconciliation.

Take the Quiz What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture?
  1. A flock of red birds so thick that it obscures the sun from view
  2. The erosion of the red soil, which colors the rivers blood red
  3. Deep cracks appearing in the parched red earth
  4. The birth of a baby with pronounced red birth marks covering its torso
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