Cry, The Beloved Country: Differences Of The Ruled And The Rulers

Part I of Essay
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 ....

Part II of Essay
.... in the mines. After a couple months, Steven became concerned since he had heard no word from his son. When he travels to Johannesburg to search for his sister and son, he is abject to find that his sister, who had become very frail, was forced to become a prostitute to support her child. Then discovers his son had murdered a white man who ironically was abetting the black people. The first portions shows how work forced the ruled Africans to migrate from rural areas into cities, causing deviation from their heritage, where they were forced ....