Cry, The Beloved Country Journal - 1487 Words

Jeffrey Dao Ms. Hastings Period 1 October 7, 2014 Cry, the Beloved Country Journal Table of Content Topic Page Number Focus on Conflict Responses 2 Focus on Theme Responses 3-5 SAR Responses Chapter Questions Responses Dialectical Journals Works Cited Focus on Conflict In book 1 of Cry, the Beloved Country, the main conflict was Kumalo’s loss of faith. In this quote,â€Å"But that he should kill a man, a white man! There was nothing that he could remember, nothing, nothing at all, that could make it probable.†(Paton 119). Alon Paton shows how Kumalo could not grasp the reason why Absalom would go away from home to Johannesburg and later decide to murder a white man. He is beginning to lose faith in his search of his son and faith overall since his family is essentially drifting away from the way of life they were raised into. In book 2 of Cry, the Beloved Country, the main conflict was how Absalom could not cope with being sentenced to death. â€Å"Be of courage, my son. I am afraid, he cried. I am afraid†(Paton 241). This showed how he was fearful and was struggling to accept the fact that he will be executed soon. In this quote, â€Å"Then he preached a few words to them, that they were to remain faithful, and to bring up what children there might be in fear of God. 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