Cry the beloved country

Dan Witcher Cry the Beloved Country "Opinions founded in prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence."(Jeffery) The theme of the book Cry, the Beloved Country revolves around the idea of prejudice causing violence. Throughout the book the author shows how the laws of white men caused many South Africans to resort to stealing and even murder. The book is divided into three portions, each with its own theme. The first portions shows how …

…leaving for the mountain a torrential rain flooded the land symbolizing hope that someday the two races will coincide with each other peacefully. Through his narration Alan Paton described the adversity and turmoil that filled many Africans lives. He literally made the reader one with the character he was speaking about at that moment. Paton showed the reader that out of bad something good can come. The younger generation showed the path to the future