Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Cry, the Beloved Country’s style is as varied and shifting as the South Africa it portrays. On a purely formal level, the novel brings together multiple kinds of voices and authorities. Bible verses, newspaper headlines, Msimangu’s letters, and Arthur Jarvis’s writings all grace the pages at some point in the work. The result of this is intimacy and immediacy—Paton creates for his readers an impression that they are receiving the messages at the same time as the characters.