Part one of term paper
The purpose of Cry, the Beloved Country, is to awaken the population of South Africa to the racism that is slowly disintegrating the society and its people. Alan Paton designs his work to express his views on the injustices and racial hatred that plague South Africa, in an attempt to bring about change and understanding. The characters that ...

Part two of term paper
... and fundamental within human nature. As Stephen Kumalo searches for his son, Absalom, Paton has several events befall onto Kumalo in order to represent the harsh society that many of the blacks live in. The first event occurs when Kumalo arrives in Johannesburg, afraid from the stories that he has heard, he puts his trust in another black man who appears to be of good intentions, but in reality cheats Kumalo of his money. This experience is unlike his time on the train, in which Kumalo ...