Cry, the Beloved Country

Literary Elements by Paton In the last chapter of the novel Cry, The Beloved ground the author Alan Paton uses symbols, repetition, and tone shows disparity and hope in the main character, Kumalo in order to describe how the black men of s appearh Africa must be subject to adapt to their situations, or they may not make it come out with their sanity. Throughout the transportation in chapter 36, Paton often used tone to show up the stages of emotions Kumalo experienced while thinking approximately his intelligences fate. Kumalo questions himself Would Absolam be awake, would he be able to sleep, this night before the morning?He cried out, My son (310). In this sentence, Kumalo wonders how his son will face his death the adjacent morning and feels the same pain Absolam does. The anguish and concern Kumalo felt shows his expression 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 inevitable dea th, just cries out in desperation as if Absolam will be able to try him and be comforted. In addition, in the final moments of the book, Kumalo looks at the faint cool it lightening in the east (312). Kumalo is no longer afraid of his sons future, embraces it and is at peace.His sons execution placed Kumalo in a dark place where he was not familiar with, precisely at when dawn came and the sun rose the thing he feared was in the barricade here and he accepted it so he could move on and his son could rest 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 harp 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 crying words relating to the darkness, light, and about the sun rising and se tting. These words all describe how each village had to accept their situation before they could truly be at peace with themselves and the lives they live. For example, The great valley of Umzimkulu is still in darkness, but the light will come there. (312). In a literal interpretation, this scarcely describes how the sun slowly rises and shines on all the villages, but in the context of this passage, Paton depicts the darkness and the negativity some people of South Africa are stuck in.And as the sunlight shines over them, they will become rejuvenated and realize the beauty in living one more day despite the conditions they live in. In addition, Kumalo thought to himself that The sun would rise soon after five, and it was consequently it was do (310). The indication of the sun rising represents the end of the darkness of the night and then end of Kumalos dark thoughts throughout the night. Not only does it nasty the end of Kumalos suffering, it means that the sun rise will en d his sons life by execution.It is also a allegory for renewal throughout, the moment he feared most is over and done with and he can direct 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 adapt to any situation. Paton illustrates ultimate hope and renewal at the end of the passage with the fashion of symbols of the sun and the titihoya hoot. For example, Kumalo professes that when that dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of imprisonment and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret. (312). The dawn for Kumalo shows his son is dispense withd 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 forever 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 readjustment to a terrible event in his life displays his ability to be optimistic and not live in the past. Overall, Kumalo went through a serial 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 spiritual self. His adaption to reality adapt himself to serenity when he let destiny lead the way.