Monday, October 4, 2010

Journal #6

     Throughout Cry, The Beloved Country, Paton uses a lot of repetition to show the importance of the subject. Such as:
- rolling hills
- "our young men"
- concept of fear
- "all roads lead to Johannesberg"
- "have you a room that you could let?"
These few examples are key concepts or subjects of the novel. The rolling hills really add to the setting and are described over and over again  to remind the readers of the beautiful landscape that this story takes place in. It has a contrasting mood to the difficulties and struggles that the characters are experiencing. The concept of fear is also repeated often. The feelings of fear and the unknown of whether or not there will be shelter or food for these families is very apparent through the dialect. The quote, "all roads lead to Johannesberg," is said many times between different characters which may foreshadow a huge upcoming event that will take place there or it may just be an important place that contributes to the outcome of the story.

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