Racial Tensions, Religious Axiom, and Apartheid in Alan Paton's 'Cry, The Beloved Country'.

"Cry, The Beloved Country" Passion, love, despair, and the courage to look past a crime of unspeakable sorrow--all these themes and more encompass the beautiful South-African novel "Cry, The Beloved Country". The author, Alan Paton, through realistic dialogue and descriptive narrative images, allows the reader to truly feel the anguish and tragedy that is so inherent in his book. For one living in an entirely different time period and on a dramatically different continent it …

…people and their grievances and is thus more credible than a similar account from an American source. <Tab/>Finally, in addition to providing an edifying and redemptive story of the human soul, "Cry, The Beloved Country" allows for a deep and solemn view into the heart of African despair- their own people, and leaves the reader to feel a closeness and understanding that many other sources, much less novels can provide.