... . For instance, Msimangu, the main reverend at the Mission House, is compassionate because he aids Stephen in the search for Absalom, Stephen's son. Msimangu goes everywhere, from Doornfontein to the reformatory school to the girl's house with Stephen, trying to find Absalom and shielding Kumalo from the whole truth. Additionally, Msimangu gives Kumalo his Post Office book as a farewell present because he ... umfundisi due to his awareness of Stephen's suffering. James Jarvis, a wealthy landowner, assists Stephen by improving the village of Ndotsheni and the lives of Stephen's people, ev...

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... section of the novel to concentrates on the future of the entire village of Ndotsheni, but even larger, the fate of his beloved South Africa and lessens his concern for Absalom. Paton realized that his energy and ardor is useless when they are focused on things that you can change as oppose to things that you have not control over. In ... ...

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