Cry of The Beloved

Cry the Beloved Country Book One Theme Quotes “Because the white man has power, we too want power, he said. But when a black man gets power, when he gets money, he is a great man if he is not corrupted. I have seen it often. He seeks power and money to put right what is wrong, and when he gets them, why, he enjoys the power and the money. Now he can gratify his …showed first 75 words of 2360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2360 total…on him for daily living. This contributes to the struggle. “But when that dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.” (Paton 277) This quote anticipates the answer to the struggle. One awaits patiently the day they will break from the fear which they are confined to. It is like a kept secret when the day of freedom shall arrive for the natives.