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Cry the Beloved Country
Please upload photo and credit for photo here; explain a connection to the book beneath.Don't forget to hit save! In "Cry, the Beloved Country", there is a constant reference the land and the soil and how the well-being of the soil reflects the health of the tribe or region in that area. In the town where Stephen Kumalo lives, the land is dry and dying, reflecting the broken tribe which is what Kumalo is yearning to restore. In this picture, however, the land is flourishing, green and luscious. This could then represent as well as to the condition of the land. -Katherine Sadek http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/south-africa-photos/#/franschoek-valley_10898_600x450.jpg



http://www.citylab.com/politics/2013/12/life-apartheid-era-south-africa/7821/ (Brenna) A big part of "Cry the Beloved Country" was the segregation between blacks and whites. One of the conflicts in the book was that black South Africans were only allowed a limited amount of farming land, which eventually led to the soil failing to grow the peoples' crops properly. Arthur Jarvis commented on the injustices towards blacks and says that some people argue that God's plan for blacks was to be uneducated laborers. This is also an argument that people used to say that because bla cks were meant to only be laborers, it was wrong to provide opportunities for blacks to be educated. == http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/a-fighter-with-a-camera-in-apartheid-era-south-africa/ Kaylie- When I came across the picture above of the man being arrested, I immediately thought of multiple ways that it applied and connected to "Cry the Beloved Country" for several reasons. At first, I thought of Absalom Kumalo and his arrest for the murder of Arthur Jarvis. Not only did this image of a man being arrested make me think specifically of Absalom Kumalo, but it reminded me of the overall corruption, danger, and crime in Johannesburg. Another aspect of this picture that I recognized connected with "Cry the Beloved Country" was the fact that it was two white men arresting a black man. The setup of this image brought to mind the prevalent racial segregation aspect of this book.

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This picture is reminiscent of the character James Jarvis from //Cry the Beloved Country//. Before the death of his son Arthur, James Jarvis ignored the plight of poor South Africans and minded his own business, tending to his farm without regard for the agricultural difficulties those near him in Ndotsheni were experiencing. Just as the house in this photograph stands alone, James Jarvis secluded himself from the world around him and went about his life without stepping outside of himself until he was forced out of his isolation. -Mary