Cry the beloved country, by alan paton, is a book which tells the story of how james jarvis, a wealthy estate owner who, because of his own busy life, had to learn of the social degradation in south africa through the death of his only son. If arthur jarvis had never been killed, james jarvis would never have been educated by his sons writings, and stephen kumalo. When we first meet james jarvis, he knows little of his sons life. He doesn"t know his son "was on a kind of a mission"p. 140, And this is why when harrison says,"...we"re...
is left are the memories. They each learn of the problems in south africa through their sons, and after the realization, they both try to do something to improve the social, and racial differences which plague johannesburg.

Cry the beloved country i s a book meant to teach the ways racial views can affect people in different ways. The representation shows how these south african problems "educated" james jarvis, and turned him into a compassionate, and understanding man. If arthur jarvis had never been killed, james jarvis would not have been educated by his sons" writungs and stephen kumalo.