Cry, The Beloved Country
Suffering Brings Understanding and CompassionIn, Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton sought to show the disorder and the deep racial segregation of South African nations after World War II. To do this he centers his story around the happenings in a large industrial city. As a result of the break-up of South American tribes by greedy white men and the desolate land left for the natives, one man's son is shot by another. Unforeseen, but inevitable, it affected the lives of many. By focusing on the two main characters in Cry, the Beloved Country, Paton shows that suffering brings understanding that, in turn, brings compassionKumalo, the main character in Cry, the Beloved Country, is confronted by a number of problems throughout the book. At first he suffers as he tries to adapt to the new place. When Kumalo receives a letter telling him that his sister is sick, he decides to venture to Johannesburg. When he gets there he is robbed, then treated with kindness (Callan 38). This makes him uneasy and wary of the new place. He visits places of despair and then places of hope (38). This contrast between the two makes him understand the gap between the two. He ventures into this new society and is presented with the worst and
Also, to help the land get the water it needs, Jarvis arranges for a dam to be built. "James Jarvis realizes that his son had journeyed into deep waters, . He murdered a white man named Arthur Jarvis. Although it was Kumalo's son who murdered his son, Jarvis still is kind. Jarvis then shows compassion for the townspeople of Ndotenshi. His understanding of the state of the people that came not only from his son's writings, but also from his recent experiences, compelled him to perform these acts. He also brings in good seed so that the people of the land can grow the food and plants that they and the animals need to survive. Jarvis, because of the suffering that he himself had gone through, understood Kumalo's pain and is compassionate. Feeling generous, he offered to build the people a new church (Paton 262). Jarvis is also compassionate to the church. He talks to his son's wife's family and learns the values and beliefs that his son stood for. The understanding that these men gain through their sufferings give them a feeling of compassion for others. This leads them both to show compassion towards others.
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