Cry, the Beloved Country | Characters
The novel teems with a multitude of characters of all ethnic backgrounds, creeds and colors. A sensitive reader of Cry, the Beloved Country cannot easily dismiss the magnificent minor characters such as Jan Hofmeyr and Father Beresford, because these characters are modeled on real figures in South African life, all liberal fighters for justice, equality and freedom in the society. Father Beresford is really a reincarnation of Father Trevor Huddleston and Bishop Reeves, both deported Bishops of Johannesburg, while Jan Hofmeyr was a liberal politician whom Paton greatly admired. Nor can...
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