Cry, the Beloved Country

Literary Elements by Paton In the last chapter of the tonic Cry, The Beloved Country the author Alan Paton parts symbols, repetition, and tone shows disparity and hope in the main character, Kumalo in order to describe how the black men of siemens Africa must be able to adapt to their situations, or they may not make it out with their sanity. Throughout the musical passage in chapter 36, Paton oft use tone to depict the stages of emotions Kumalo experienced while thinking about his watchwords fate. Kumalo questions himself Would Absolam be awake, would he be able to sleep, this night onwards the morning?He cried out, My boy (310). In this sentence, Kumalo wonders how his watchword will pillow slip his death the next morning and feels the same pain Absolam does. The anguish and hit Kumalo felt shows his way of coping with the terrible fate to meet his son the following morning. Kumalo not only worries about how his son is coping with his ineluctable death, scarce cries ou t in desperation as if Absolam will be able to hear him and be comforted. In addition, in the final moments of the book, Kumalo looks at the faint steady lightening in the east (312). Kumalo is no longstanding afraid of his sons future, embraces it and is at peace.His sons action placed Kumalo in a dark place where he was not familiar with, but at when dawn came and the sun rose the thing he revereed was finally here and he accepted it so he could move on and his son could d rise in peace. The tone in this sentence had a tone of hopefulness, as opposed to the tone of the rest of the passage that had a tone of despair and grief because the referral to the sun displayed optimism and feelings of not wanting to dwell in the past. However, Paton uses the tone shift in this passage to show Kumalos acceptance and adaption to reality and the things he could not change.Paton often used repetitive dustup relating to the immorality, light, and about the sun ri hellholeg and setting. The se words all described how severally village had to accept their situation onwards they could truly be at peace with themselves and the lives they live. For example, The great valley of Umzimkulu is salve in darkness, but the light will come there. (312). In a literal interpretation, this simply describes how the sun slowly mountings and shines on all the villages, but in the context of this passage, Paton depicts the darkness and the negativity some people of sec Africa are stuck in.And as the sunlight shines all over them, they will become rejuvenated and piddle the beauty in living one more day disrespect the conditions they live in. In addition, Kumalo thought to himself that The sun would rise soon after(prenominal) five, and it was then it was done (310). The indication of the sun rising represents the end of the darkness of the night and then end of Kumalos dark thoughts finishedout the night. non only does it mean the end of Kumalos suffering, it means that the sun rise will end his sons carriage by execution.It is excessively a metaphor for renewal throughout, the moment he feared most is over and done with and he can now rest easy. Furthermore, Patons use of tone in this passage also illustrates how Kumalo persisted through his darkest times and he eventually was able to pull through and hope his son the best, or the capability to acclimate to any situation. Paton illustrates ultimate hope and renewal at the end of the passage with the usage of symbols of the sun and the titihoya bird. For example, Kumalo professes that when that dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret. (312). The dawn for Kumalo shows his son is freed from his life of sin and can now peacefully travel to the next world without worry. not only is Absolam freed, Kumalo is free himself from the fear of his son further sinning and for his well being, as he is in Gods hands now. In addition, Kumalo says Yes, it is the dawn that has come. The titihoya wakes from sleep, and goes about his work of forlorn crying. (311). The bird the sun are intertwined, as the bird only wakes with the sun, and Kumalo and Absolams fate are continuously connected no matter how far away they are from each other.Despite the grief Kumalo experiences, his usage of light and birds displays his acceptance of the future for himself and the end of his sons. Kumalos adaptation to a terrible event in his life displays his ability to be optimistic and not live in the past. Overall, Kumalo went through a series of emotions and feelings that at the time seemed impossible to cope with. And with Patons usage of tone, symbols, and repetition, he showed Kumalo was greatly in tune with nature and his ghostlike self. His adaption to reality geared himself to serenity when he let destiny tug the way.