Cry, The Beloved Country (Repetitive Words, Phrases, Motifs)
Phrase - “ALL ROADS LEAD to Johannesburg” (83).
This idea is shown throughout the story as a major place or populated haven for most of the people. The beginning sentence of chapter 9 makes it clear that this is a recurring idea in the mind of Reverend Kumalo and the general public. The author uses it to make the impression that this is a large city that wields much power over its citizens.
Image - Growing number of people
This images develops the idea that as the number of people increase, the more resources they use up resulting in areas of the “earth” the author describes as “torn”. Another effect of this is the increased number of people traveling to Johannesburg (the economy could not sustain this amount of people). This image is used to create a feeling of crowdedness and to hint at the stress of the people because of their financial state.
Concept – Much Racial Intolerance in Johannesburg
This concept creates an understanding as to how the colored people are relating to the “whites” and how the colored peoples’ resistance to such treatment by this intolerance is showing. One example would be when the “blacks” boycott buses to show their resistance to the cost of boarding. This prevents the Reverends from having easy access to their destination. These events are used to suggest that racism exists in an obvious way in this setting. Racism can also show up in more subtle forms. For instance, the officer tries to enforce laws about traveling on bus routes to a “white” man carrying colored passengers near (showing “black” discrimination indirectly – chapter 8).
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