Part one of term paper
The novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton illustrates the differences of the ruled and the rulers. It presents a more enhanced portrayal of black and white relations in South Africa during the apartheid era. The author shows, in a subtle non-preachy manner, how racial discrimination made it difficult for blacks in South Africa to ...

Part two of term paper
... own theme. Alan Paton’s story made me realized the dissimilarity between the ruled and the rulers, and the reality that when people are left with no choice and money, that stealing and murder is the only way to protect and feed their families. In the story Steven Kumalo, a black reverend, sends his son, Absalom, to Johannesburg to find his sister who's husband had gone looking for work in the mines. After a couple months, Steven became concerned since he had heard no word from his son. When he t ...