inheritor of it all. Let him not love the earth to deeply. Let him not

be too moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give to

much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of

all if he lives too much. Yes cry, cry, the beloved country" "Cry The

Beloved Country" by Alan Paton. "Cry The Beloved Country" was a

magnificent work of art and my words alone would do it an injustice.

Its pages echo with the dirge of a battered country that has suffered

The book takes you to South Africa, where the land itself is the

essence of a man. It as if the mountains, soaring high above the

clouds, are the high moments in life, and the valleys are those low

and suffering times. Next, you will take a journey to a place called

Johannesburg. While reading the pages, begin to envision Johannesburg

being a polluted, very unkind, and rushed city. The setting is more of

a emotional setting than a physical setting. As I stated it takes

place in South Africa, 1946. This is a time where racial

discrimination is at an all time high. The black community of

"Dandelion Wine" but much more complex.

man. The same goes for his sister, the prostitute, he thought that

I stated at the beginning that my words alone would do an

Kumalo could not imagine why his son did what he did nor did he want

solitary man taking a long and dangerous journey to a distant land.

unexpected plot twists, but from the tragic simplicity of its tale.

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