ביקורת ספרותית על Cry, The Beloved Country (A Scribner Classic) מאת Alan Paton
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South Africa is the heart of this book.

Yes, it is a story about decisions, about keeping tradition or leaving it, following others or making your own way- but all of these important subjects could be in any other book.

What separates this novel is the fact that the reader can really feel South Africa, not only as a place to live but also as a land of many cultures, the individuality and also the problems.

Inside the main story of the novel the author invests a lot in showing the reader his view on South Africa.
He opens the first part of the book by describing the landscape, the mountain the fields, and the small peaceful towns.

On the train with Kumalo the reader gets a chance to "see" South Africa.

The reality that Paton describes happened all over the country, the flow of people that come from the villages to the cities in hopes to live a life of honor.

Paton mentions many times the damage breaking the tribes does to the people and its influence on the great land, the rising of crime and honesty, and how it makes this country from a place where honest religious men used to live to a place where people are afraid of walking down the street or opening their front door.

South Africa is the most important character in this novel. It influences the way its people act, feel and live.

In the end, when Kumalo returns from his journey, Alan Paton takes us back to the heart of the country, to the beautiful landscape, and to the simplicity of the people.
Paton gives his reader the hope that there is a cure for this beloved country.

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