Cry, The Beloved Country

The character helps understand the theme in the story, that individuality must be treasured in our society, because it shows what the emotional and physical links to the society in the book, as well as the mental states and feelings influencing the text.

In the story, you can see that john is passive men that try’s to avoid conflicts in any way possible. There was when john lied to the stranger and also his boss about what the stranger wanted so that it wouldn’t make Mr. Berry upset. Also, when John agrees with Mr. Barry about his son broke his plants knowing that it wasn’t actually his son and that some white bully threw it up there, but instead went along with it to avoid conflict. John is trying to protect his love one and those around him which makes him passive.

John had a dream of a society of peace and wanted to follow his conscious and do what he wanted to do instead of following in his father’s footsteps and run the family business

“ Would you like that Harrison.” “yes,of course.” than Harrison was realizing that he was loved.

In”Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., the family shares similarities and deferences with my family concerning point of view, standing up for what you believe is right, and how it fits into families today. The “Harrison Bergeron” has similarities to my family such as Points of view because in my family everyone has a different option on things. Another thing is standing up for what you believe in, in the story it shows a lot of how concrete Harrison belief is that the handicaps are bad and how he is willing to challenge the whole government over it. There are many families but all of them will have the differences good and bad.

In this black man's country, white man's law had broken the tribe, divided the people and corrupted the youth. How could these wounds of hatred be healed, when would the youth realize the immorality of their actions, and when would South Africans achieve unity. Father Vincent said "Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an

| 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

For example, the text states, "The music began again and was much improved." This quote from the story shows that when Harrison scolded the musicians and told them the right way to play, they played much better. This concept can be applied to everything else in their society. It shows that Harrison Bergeron would make a good head of the government and would save their society from falling even deeper into a Dystopian world with his rules and methods. To conclude, Harrison Bergeron is a hero because his leadership could turn their society into a very good place to

Would you rebel for something you believe in, but everyone else does not? Would you die for the cause of something good and helpful to the world? This is exactly what Harrison did. In Chandler Tuttle’ 2081 and Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron,” Harrison's appearances, beliefs, the equipment used on him, and the responses he receives and produces are important aspects to both medias. Though, the short story and film both have its own unique features that help us connect to his personality. Harrison from “Harrison Bergeron” is a considerate, ignored hero, but also an outsider to the people for his beliefs; since he uses the threatening and self-centered words to express his bitterness and words, many feel he is egocentric, but he has only said this to get his word across, although, in 2081, Harrison is a wise, intellectual, mature, and a Christ-like figure, who appeals to our senses in a better way than Harrison from the short story does explaining why the current system is not effective.

Instead of letting them do that, he ran away from home to a place where people like himself gather called a “Head House.” There he was recruited to join Klaxons society. They educated Harrison on what the world was like prior to his time, and how ugly it had been before the equality amendments. He later saw the corruption in this society and how unfair and unethical it is to the general public that would never get to truly express themselves, listen to music, or watch anything meaningful. This caused him to rebel against Klaxon and his society, even if he had to pay the ultimate sacrifice. He locked himself in the television control room and exposed Klaxons secret society and urged them to take off their handicaps and sit down to watch some real television. During the movie he did this fully knowing that guards sent by John to stop him were cutting through the door and that he would probably be locked up in prison or worse. This was an act of rebellion against the immoral society he lived in and he wanted to bring that society down. He was willing to give up his life to get his ideology across to the general public. The guards caught Harrison after the incident and was they brought him on a talk show to explain that his actions and ideals were fake, but proceeds to commit suicide on air to show the public what he said was true. During the movie he does this because he doesn't want

On page four, it states,” Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds.” This shows Harrison’s strength and almost explains the power that he has. This is important because it’s the start of the potential empire he could rule and make things better. Diana Moon Glampers, someone who supports the law, fires at Harrison and his love, killing them. This shows her power and how she has most of the power over everyone. This is important because it symbolises power over everything that exists on this equal world. Meanwhile the flaws are also considered faults. This leads on to how this perfect world also has flaws that are weakness and

Harrison was one of the people who wouldn’t accept the injustices of the government and the dystopian society. It all starts with Harrison Bergeron, George’s son, being taken away from his family in April by the government as a teenager to be handicapped due to his advanced

In the Novel “Cry the Beloved Country” by Alan Paton, two fathers are trying to put the pieces of there families back together while also keeping themselves together. They each go through a variety of struggles, with one learning his sister is a prostitute and his son is a murder while the other deals with his sons death and tries to move passed it. Throughout the novel, racial tension is a theme frequently seen from the beginning of the book til the very end. Paton uses the setting of South Africa to underscore racial tension associated with the apartheid movement to illustrate these themes. The concept of racism is prevalent during the story as it is used by the government to caused both blacks and whites to fear each other which eventually tears apart Kumalo’s family.

Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, is the timeless novel about South Africa in the 1940’s. As powerful white men use the land for their own benefit, the tribal system of the African natives is broken down and replaced by poverty, homelessness, fear, and violence. A black priest, Stephen Kumalo, ventures to the great city of Johannesburg in search of his lost sister and son. His journey demonstrates the unhealthy lifestyle and mutinous atmosphere of the black people; yet he is the beholder of forgiveness, love, hope, and the restoration of a country overwhelmed with problems.

Furthermore, the writings reveal to him his lack of knowledge of Arthur and how little he was ever involved in his life. To compensate for this lost time he carries out many acts such as this one; “Do all the things you and Arthur wanted to do. If you like to call it the “Arthur Jarvis Club,” I’ll be pleased…Young Harrison turned it over to look at the cheque underneath” (247). Jarvis provides one thousand pounds for a club to be set up in order to help less fortunate blacks. He tries to give back to the community in his own way to honor his son’s work and even suggests that the club be named for his son. The deeds James Jarvis performs are his way of forgiving himself for never taking notice of the black’s dire situation and not being there during his son’s life. Self-reconciliation is difficult for most people, but once accomplished people can proceed onto matters concerning others.