... not only by race but also distance, come to share similar experiences in the classic novel "Cry, the Beloved Country". The scene is South Africa and author Alan Paton depicts a story of its constant internal struggle between the whites and the blacks. Paton brings to light, not the difference between the races, but attempts to show equality among them. "The reader soon realizes it matters not a tinker's dam what ... as a father. Later in the book Kumalo arrives a James Jarvis's house. He goes to find where Sibeko is. When Jarvis answers the door, he senses in Kumalo that something very ...

• Word Count: 703
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School