Cry, the Beloved Country

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Cry, the Beloved Country | Literary Qualities

Cry, the Beloved Country's distinctive style incorporates diction and symbolism that complement the religious simplicity of the protagonist, Stephen Kumalo. A simple village parson, Kumalo is not a deeply philosophical figure. He has been educated in a missionary school where the Bible is taught almost to the exclusion of other subjects.

There is a lovely rood that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills ore grass-covered and rolling, beyond any singing of it.

The text incorporates a smattering of Zulu and Afrikaans-based words that reflect the South...

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