ountry and one of them says, “We shall always have native crime to fear until the native people of this country have worthy purposes to inspire them and worthy goals to work for” (107). However, the white man fears the industrious native almost as much as he fears the idle one. Because the white man can not make up his mind, nothing is done and the quality of life of the native is what is suffering. The native families are split up so they can work in the mines for the white man and their purposes in life are clouded. They have no worthy purposes because the white man will not allow them any. The natives of South Africa are crying for their beloved country. They see it is in trouble and they cry out to help it. They continue working and praying for the dawn of a new Africa. They hope for a dawn of “emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear” (312).This novel should be included in a list of works of high literary merit because of the impact it had on its readers. Paton wrote this book for enjoyment but also to prove a point. Through his novel, he told the story of South African natives that were in need of help. He has moving characters that give the reader a sense of compassion toward the natives. The events that unfold were important during the time that the novel was written, but will always apply to issues that unfold in our world today....
