Essay on Biblical Allusion in Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton

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Leaning against a car fender in the front yard of an ordinary home, nervously sits a six year old, pondering his drowning innocence as he stares at an empty pie tin. Gary Soto, in his excerpt from A Summer Life, vividly recalls just how he felt that day after stealing a pie from the German Market. At this time in his life, Soto acted to please God, had faith filled morals, and described himself as being “holy in almost every bone,” but boredom got the best of him on that brisk summer day. In this narrative, Soto utilizes imagery, diction, and biblical allusion to recreate his experience for the readers. Gary Soto, the author, uses precise diction to convey the thoughts and feelings that ran through his head before, during, and after he had stolen the piece of pie.

Countless novels contain allusions to outside references in order to convey a deeper meaning and understanding of a topic or idea. Allusions enhance the experience for the reader, allowing him to delve into the authors mind and fully understand the intended message. In All the Pretty, Cormac McCarthy subtly laces the plot with biblical references to enhance the plot and give the reader a more meaningful understanding of the novel's events. A prominent biblical reference in All the Pretty Horses is Don Hector, the betrayer.

Thesis: King, utilize metaphors and analogies to appeal to the Clergymen and the city of Alabama with an emotional strategy and an urgent tone to draw the attention of people.

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have” (Socrates). Humans are selfish, they wish for more even when there is no more to give. This is shown in many books through parallels between texts. These parallels allow readers to become connected with the text on a deeper level. People must read in between the lines to get a clear understanding of the author's message. John Knowles, author of A Separate Peace, has woven an intelligent story which at a glance seems like the story of two boys friendship, but underneath explains the reason behind why people are ever jealous. Through the use of biblical allegories and character parallels, A Separate Peace, meticulously portrays the human impulse

The novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is a story that construes the journey of the Joad family through the brutal migration from Oklahoma 's destroying Dust Bowl to California corrupt promised land. Through the depiction of events and portrayal of characters, the bible takes part in the novel as one whole allusion. The anecdote of the struggle for survival in the fallen state of Oklahoma and in the “promised land” of California, reveals the same ideas shown as we explore in the bible. In The Grapes of Wrath, author John Steinbeck integrates the allegory of biblical references and values to create the image of a family’s journey to California during the Dust Bowl of the early 1900s.

In the book Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, a family friend of Antonio’s named is killed. This followed by a dream concerning vengeance and repentance. Anaya uses Biblical allusions, symbolism, and slight allusions to Pagan beliefs to show Antonio beginning to understand the consequences of each action, and the power of forgiveness, and how each aof these actions plays a role in who a person is.

Stick to the basic script, right? Or maybe, instead of sticking to it, veering off the main script is able to strengthen the piece of writing as a whole. It can breathe fresh air into a work and give it that extra boost that satisfies every writer’s goal of leaving an impact on their reader. Cry, the Beloved Country does this through its intercalary chapters by giving Paton a chance to try out different writing conventions not seen in the rest of the book, setting a space for Paton to really go full throttle in writing directly about an issue or idea, and building a deeper relationship between the reader and setting of the novel. From the outside, this book can look incredibly simple, and in some ways it is – a short novel with simple language and a simple message about the pitfalls of discrimination. But take a moment to look under the surface, and things like the intercalary chapters begin to jump out. There is something more there to this book, and there is meaning buried throughout. The intercalary sections only help to strengthen that meaning, a meaning that would be much more diluted without them. For while Paton preaches all these great things throughout the novel, what greatness would they really hold, if not for the meaning behind them? In the end, it is the meaning that breathes them life, and it is the whole book, intercalary and main plot combined, that make it

Cry, the Beloved Country In a country torn by segregation and hatred, one man seeks to rebuild his family and his tribe. Cry, the beloved country is a tale of forgiveness, generosity, and endurance. In the story, the main protagonist is helped by a number of characters. A South African man Stephen Kumalo loses his young son, but is still determined to improve the life of his people.

| Relevant Biographical Information About the Author: * White * Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 1903 * Father was Scottish and mother was South African of English heritage * Worked at a reformatory with black youths

Robert Penn Warren, in his novel All The King’s Men, examines the modern man’s quest to live a simple existence—a life, void of sin, in which man endeavors to discover truth. Jack Burden, the novel’s protagonist and narrator, is thrust onto the political scene when his managing editor instructs him to travel up to Mason City to “see who the hell that fellow Stark is who thinks he is Jesus Christ” (51). The comparison between Willie Stark, the governor of Louisiana, and Jesus Christ emerges as an important association because, even though Jack knows of Willie’s corruption and sin, he reveres Willie as a father figure; Jack’s search for the truth, the identity of his father, is one of the main crises in the

In his novel Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck integrated many biblical references and values throughout the book. This provided a more intriguing and complex style of writing that he used to tell about the Dust Bowl of the early 1900’s and the arduous journey the Joad family and many others took to reach California.

Paton uses a well known Bible verse from Isaiah as is well fits the theme of man’s relationship with God and how man’s morals have been destroyed in Johannesburg. The narrator hopes that God will “open the blind eyes, [and] bring out the prisoners from prison”(Paton.122). He may very well be referring to literal prison, where people are held due to wrong-doings, or, this may correspond with the African Americans who do not have the rights they deserve. God has “called [Kumalo] in righteousness and will hold [his] hand”(Paton.122). Paton is trying to show that Kumalo has fear about Johannesburg, but God will be with him and will not leave his side. Regardless of which interpretation of this quote is used, both symbolize important elements of the story in order to enhance the book, and engage the readers.

Stephen is able to complete the redemption cycle when he sins, exhibits his flaws, against his sister Gertrude because of his strong connection with Christ and his willingness to seek help from God. Stephen is hurt by his sister's action and proceeds to let his anger out at her when he confronts her: “you have shamed us…a liquor seller, a prostitute, with a child…how could you do this to us?”(Paton 61). When encountering his sister cry from his actions he immediately finds himself ashamed and repents. Stephen turns to God and prays for him and Gertrude, “God forgives us...Who am I not to forgive? Let us pray” (Paton 61). The first quote displays Stephen's anger towards the situation and the way he takes out of his sister and her issues. The characteristics

The point of this assignment is to discuss the passage chosen, as well as information regarding the historical/cultural background of the passage and applying it to my life as a human being. It is also important that I apply this information on the passage to the Christian life or church ministry. The passage I have chosen for this assignment is from Matthew chapters 5-7 and is labeled “The Sermon on the Mount”. The Sermon on the Mount is the longest and most prominent of the five discourses of Jesus in Matthew. The whole point of the Sermon on the Mount was to show people who converted to Christianity how to live. It is to show how Christians should live in their actions, words, thoughts, and others ways of life. With that being said, this way of life was preached by Jesus Christ as he “went up on the mountain” to deliver his powerful message. The information for this passage is in, of course, the bible and our textbook “Encountering the New Testament”, as well as many other resources on the web that are related to the bible and passage.