cry the beloved country
Cry, The Beloved Country In Comparison To The BiblePaton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country was written in 1946. The novel has many correlation's with the Bible. Paton obviously knew the Bible very well. We see parallelism between the novel and the Bible through the theme of faithfulness in God. We also see similarities between characters of the novel to Biblical characters.The first sign we find in the novel that connects it to the Bible is in Kumalo's son's name. His son's name is Absalom. Absalom is the name of King David's son. Absalom, son of David, rebelled against his father by killing his brother Amnon (2 Samuel 13:30). Absalom fled away from his father's land (2 Samuel 13:37). David mourned for his son. 2 Samuel 13:39 says, "And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom." David is like Kumalo. His son has also left. Absalom Kumalo had left Ndotsheni and gone to Johannesburg. Kumalo has not heard from his son. Kumalo worries about his son and wishes to see him again. Absalom was Kumalo's only son (Paton 8).King David's and Kumalo's sons had both been invo
Job also prays for others, not himself (Job 42:7). Kumalo excitedly announces that it is a letter sent from God (Paton 262). He wanted to be alone with his thoughts and to pray (Paton 273). We can see the acts of faith in different characters lives. Faith is shown throughout the novel. Kumalo almost does loose all his faith, but his friend Msimangu helps him through his troubles. Stephen Kumalo can be compared to Job. Kumalo is allowed to stay and be the priest in Ndotsheni (Paton 253). David also went off by himself when he heard of his son's death. This is symbolic of Kumalo being there for his son, and his son knowing he is. David forgave Absalom (2 Samuel 14:33). In the end of the book of Job, God restores Job's fortunes and doubles them (Job 42:10). Msimangu tells Kumalo to rest and pray for others not to think about himself, because he will pray for Kumalo (Paton 110).
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