Cry, the Beloved Country
Apartheid changed the way of life for many South Africans, both natives and whites. Apartheid affected many aspects of society, but the most relevant are: education, jobs and the economy, living conditions and crime. The problems arising from apartheid were, in a way, like a chain reaction. Education affected jobs and the economy, which affected crime and living conditions. All of these injustices were caused by apartheid.The schools were also separated due to apartheid and the natives were obviously affected. The schools the natives attended offered very little hope for betterment. In Arthur Jarvis's manuscript in the novel, he says, "Yet we continue to leave the education of our native urban society to those few Europeans who feel strongly about it, and to deny opportunities and money for its expansion." This evidently means many of the Europeans were not trying to aid the schools, which would aid the natives. If the natives did gain a higher level of education, they would seek better jobs, which would provide them with better income. More income would mean better living conditions, health care, etc. The natives would also be better equipped to articulate themselves and fight against t
Absalom also traveled to Johannesburg and ended up in the reformatory. The options were few in the villages and many needed a way of making a good income. Good jobs were very scarce and blacks had to find a way to pay for their various expenses. That is why they had to resort to putting up the "Shanty Town". Black doctors usually did not have the resources that white doctors did to treat their patients. Of course, blacks saw black doctors, who might not have been as experienced as white doctors. Inequitable education, poor jobs and the economy, horrible living conditions and crime were all wrongs against the blacks of South Africa, caused by apartheid. Instead, the natives would be kept uneducated and ignorant and they would continue to work in the mines. The blacks barely had enough to pay for decent housing, if it could be found. Often all the rooms were already rented, or there was already someone waiting on the room. This may or may not have helped curb the crime problem. The houses in Shanty Town consisted of whatever they could find (sacks, planks, poles, tin) and were hardly worth living in. They had no choice but to travel to these cities and work for little to nothing in terrible conditions.
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