The aim of the book Cry the Beloved Country, is to open the eyes of a population in South Africa. The book and the author are trying to show the racism that is slowly breaking down the diverse society and its people. Alan Paton is the author and is writing this book to show his point of view on the many injustices and racial hatred in South Africa, and is trying and trying to bring change and understanding to the South African population, which is both black and white. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay In the novel Shout Out to the Beloved Country Alan Paton states the fact that not all black people think and act the same. The first thing that caught my attention regarding racism was when Kumalo takes a train from Ndosheni to Johannesburg. Since most of the whites in this book own their own cars, the trains are usually full of blacks since obviously many of them didn't have the money to buy a car. The opportunity for well-paying jobs was given to whites because they were more “superior” and richer than blacks. The train was divided into sections for Europeans and non-Europeans who were black and white. This is a great example that Paton was trying to show, segregation continues and still persists. In the book there is a mission house and another incident happens there. At the Mission House Kumalo, who is very religious, meets the priests. The priests are both black and white. The priests serve the community and try to find out what happened to Johannesburg's black community. The priests were talking about black people and how white people in Johannesburg are afraid that the black community will commit dangerous crimes. They “think” and assume that white people are afraid of black people, but in the book it is shown that black people are also afraid of white people, and a good example of this is the court case where Kumalo's son Absolum declared himself guilty of his crime. Absolum's last words on the day of court were "I was just scared." In Cry the Beloved Country white people are portrayed as powerful, rich and superior. While in the book blacks are described as “Low Life”, inferior and “down market”. The facilities in the city are very nice and high class. In Johannesburg, gold mines have been discovered, great tall buildings, beautiful, large, lively houses and a large hospital serving many Europeans. In the black communities there is a hospital where they find several people lying on the ground, and the service they offer to people is not very good. Their homes are “Comfortable” but not luxurious but they don't complain because they are happy to have a roof over their heads. There is a big difference between both lifestyles and it's not just the looks but it's the culture and family. White people are for themselves and love their lavish lifestyle, sometimes there are some white people who will try to help like Aurthur Jarvis. Black people share what they have and try to support everyone no matter what. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay In some ways it is not just white people who are racist towards black people. Arthur Jarvis was a man dedicated to solving racial problems in South Africa. Arthur was killed by a black man who was Kumalo's son, Absolum. Arthur was an innocent man just trying to make a difference, but because of the “fear” of whites he gave up on blacks or people of color. Absolum thought it was okay to shoot him. This part of the book has a lot to do with racism and shows how corrupt Johannesburg has inflamed and corrupted the minds of people and children in South Africa and taught them to be afraid.