Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
Why is the journey to the city so difficult for Khumalo?
Why is the journey to the city so difficult for Khumalo?
Khumalo is unused to traveling by rail. He worries about his sister and his son, all while traveling to a place he is not only unfamiliar with, but a city in which he fears danger. Paton establishes that the city is foreign to Kumalo in many ways, even in language; Kumalo has so little experience with urban areas that he mistakes a mining area for a metropolis. Kumalo is therefore the quintessential outsider when he reaches Johannesburg. He is also a target for thieves, who are more than willing to steal Khumalo's money.
Cry, the Beloved Country