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Leader of a disintegrating tribe and head of a shrinking family, Reverend Stephen Kumalo finds himself in quite a compromising position at the start of Alan Paton’s novel Cry, the Beloved Country. As easy as it would be to accept the loss of the young tribespeo ....

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.... for further education, much less take it all for his trip. A sensible man, Kumalo realizes that it is necessary to take all of this money and sacrifice the luxuries for which they had been setting aside. Kumalo is somewhat angered by the fact that he now must suffer for those who left and no longer send any letters, and seems to believe that they are at fault for the weakening of his family and of his tribe. Still, he knows that the fate of these family units lies in his hands now, and with the urgency of the situation in mind, the journey begins with the ...fear of the unknown, the fear of the great city where boys are killed crossing the street, ....