Abstract
Discusses the issue of racial segregation in the short story "A Drink in the Passage" by Alan Paton. The author discusses the characters and events of the story and reveals how Alan Paton uses the attempts of the characters to personally connect and to break through racial barriers to illustrate a turning point in the society where racial segregation collapses.

From the Paper
"Although it may not be obvious, racial segregation has always affected our lives in one way or another. While some people deliberately make decisions or judgments based on race, many more of us are influenced subconsciously by race, due largely to the society in which we live. In the short story "A Drink in the Passage," set in South Africa, author Alan Paton tells of a black sculptor, Simelane, who is responsible for the creation of an award-winning piece. As Simelane looks at the piece late one night while it is on display in a bookstore window, he is joined by a young white man, van Rensburg, who strikes up a conversation with him. An underlying issue in their discussion is the segregation of their two races. Two caring individuals who try to personally connect with each other attempt to break through the racial barrier that they have been brought up to live by. Paton highlights the men's attempts to connect by his use of italics. He also uses both Simelane's winning the award and the events of the story to illustrate a turning point in South African society."

Tags:racism, characters

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A discussion of Alan Paton's "Cry, The Beloved Country" that addresses the native South African migration to Johannesburg during the segregation era, and its resulting ramifications, specifically involving black tribal breakdown, black urban crime, and racial cooperation.

From the Paper
"Alan Paton, in his historical fiction novel, "Cry, The Beloved Country" demonstrates the manner in which indigenous black South Africans are forced to abandon both their native rural homelands as well as the tribal traditions and mores so inexorably tied to that land, when the nation's white minority implement official and unofficial policies of racial segregation and apartheid. When reigning, white South African politicians relegate four fifths of the majority black African populace to a..."

Tags:South Africa, Alan Paton, tribe, black, white, Johannesburg

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This paper applies the six steps of Joseph Campbell's quest to Alan Paton's book, "Cry, the Beloved Country", addressing the evil in Johannesburg and the transformation that begins healing the rift between black and white.

From the Paper
"In Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country" the six steps of Joseph Campbell's quest; the Call, the Other, the Journey Helpers and Guides, the Treasure and Transformation are evident. Stephen Kumalo's quest for his son Absalom fits neatly into Campbell's quest framework and through it, Paton expresses a deeper meaning. Johannesburg represents all that is evil in the world and the quest that Kumalo undertakes is not just the literal one to rescue his son Absalom, whose name means father of peace."

Tags:Joseph Campbell, quest, Paton, Cry the Beloved Country, Kumalo, Johannesburg, love, strife

Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of the differences and similarities between the characters of Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis in Alan Paton's "Cry The Beloved Country." It looks at how their differences embody a number of themes expressed in the novel.

From the Paper
"In Paton's "Cry the Beloved Country" the differences and similarities between Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis embody a number of different themes expressed in the book. For example Kumalo is family oriented while Jarvis laments he never.."

Tags:South Africa, Apartheid, Christian values, rural, land

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This paper presents a review of Alan's Paton's novel, "Cry, the Beloved Country". The paper explores the relationship between James and Stephen, who experience life-altering changes through their friendship and the lives of their sons. This paper compares their experiences, as well as how those experiences helped them become men of great character.

From the Paper
"Many important factors prevented James from becoming a racist and instead propelled him to become a proponent for the situation of blacks in South Africa. First, James discovers his son by discovering what he believed. Secondly, the contact that James has with Stephen once the two elderly men finally meet. Thirdly, James' interaction with black people has a meaningful impact on his life. For example, by going to a church service with blacks, James comes to understand that whites and blacks worship the same God, which was one of the things his son tried to teach others. These events lead him to on a path that opens his eyes, so to speak."

Tags:father, son, relationship, literature, family

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that in the historical fiction novel 'Cry The Beloved Country', Alan Paton demonstrates the manner in which indigenous black South Africans are forced to abandon both their native rural homelands as well as the tribal traditions so inexorably tied to that land, when the nation's white minority implement official and unofficial policies of racial segregation and apartheid.

From the Paper
"Alan Paton in his historical fiction novel 'Cry The Beloved Country' demonstrates the manner in which indigenous black South Africans are forced to abandon both their native rural homelands as well as the tribal traditions and mores so inexorably tied to that land when the nation's white minority implement official and unofficial policies of racial segregation and apartheid. When reigning white South African politicians relegate four fifths of the majority black African populace to a scant one tenth of the land young blacks flee the homelands of ..."

Tags:Human geography, fiction

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In this essay, the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is compared to the character of Pieter in Alan Paton, "Too Late the Phalarope."

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An analysis of the novel "Cry, The Beloved Country" by Alan Paton. The author focuses on the theme of racial injustice and inequality as the main cause of black African crime in the novel. Included are several arguments by critics to strengthen the author's argument.

From the Paper
"In Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country, the characters depict a harsh and desperate world in which traditional ways have been abolished. Through the characters and their poor condition Paton demonstrates how the disintegration of the native black society of South Africa had led them to crime. "

Tags:south, africa, apartheid

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This paper is an overview of the characters, events and attitudes that help shape Kumalo's personality in the book, "Cry, The Beloved Country" by Alan Paton.

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This paper is a reflective essay on "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton. This paper looks at the plight of the heartbroken fathers in this novel and how through pain and heartache, they eventually came to fight a battle through life together. This paper will illustrate this point through character analysis.