Monday, January 10, 2011
The Unifying Power of Love
The unifying power of love was a major essential part of our novel Cry the Beloved Country. In the beginning of our book Kumalo receives a letter about his sister. He is informed that she is ill and needs help. He does not know what is going on in the life of his sister, his brother, and his son. Without to much thought he willing goes to where his sister lives in Johannasburg. He does not show much compassion when he first sees his sister because he is disappointed about what she has become. Kumalo shows a lot of Love as he offers to let her live with him when he goes back to where his live in Ndotsheni. Kumalo is worried about his son and searches until he finds him. He finds out that his son is in Jail because he is accused of murder. He is at all of his sons court dates and is there for his son. He loves his son just the same and tries to help him get his life in somewhat order. He arranges for his son and his girlfriend to get married before he has to die. Kumalo shows so much love as he also takes Absolom's wife also to go home with him. In this book it taught me that people, especially family members will do so much for the people they love. Msimingu Gave Kumalo comforting words and helped him with expenses of his journey. Mr. Carmichael The lawyer that was helping Kumalo showed great love by doing the work Pro deo or for free. This book shows that with sometimes the smallest things can make the greatest difference in Someones life.
One thing South Africans love is rugby and this is a picture of one of their teams.
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"I shall care for your child, my son, even as if it were my own." In the book the I feel that this quote goes perfectly with the Topic of the unifying power of love. This is when Kumalo is talking to his son in jail and he tells him that he will take care care of his son because absalom is going to die. I feel that this is a theme in the book because every person treats another as if they were there on children. All of the people who helped absalom get on his feet. All of the people that helped Kumalo. It was all out of love because they cared for each other like they were all a family. I wish we could all take a page out of this and treat each other with that same love.
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