Cry, The Beloved Country

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Rikki Bateman

English 6th & 7th

Cry, The Beloved Country

Parallels can often be found between the themes of sketches and written works. The novel by Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country, and the sketches made by William Kentridge were both made during the time period in which the apartheid laws were established in South Africa. Both works depict the lives of the people during this time and both help illustrate the actions, beliefs, and thoughts that were obtained during this time period. The themes of both the novel and the sketches also illustrate the events that led up to the different movements that occurred because of these laws. The Civil Rights Movement that occurred in the United States and the Anti-Apartheid Movement that occurred in South Africa eventually gave the black community a sense of freedom. The themes in the novel, sketches, and the movements during this time all illustrate the struggles and hardships that the black community had gone through during the 20th century.

The novel Cry, The Beloved Country the struggle that was faced during the 20th century with two different families. The main character, Stephen Kumalo, goes on a