1. Alan Paton
... may hear the forlorn crying of the titihoya, one of the birds of the veld. Below you is the valley of the umzimkulu, on its journey form the Drakensberg to the sea; and beyond and behind the river, great hill after great hill; and beyond and behind them, the mountains of Ingeli and East Griqualand (Paton 33). This would become the famous start to the first two parts of the novel, Cry, the Beloved Country. It ... African society needed to learn. Paton began to reform Diepkloof into an educational society for troubled black boys. Instead of keeping them in, they received leave for good beh...
- Word Count: 1455
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School