And, a young person who was raised in a trusting environment is easily taken in with an undesirable company.

A person with a record has an even harder time finding a job. Every time a person goes to jail, the crime escalates. It becomes a vicious cycle no job, no money, theft, jail, no job, etc. Stealing is the quickest way to feed the addictions. But, alcohol can lead to fighting which leads to crime. Alcohol becomes the balm to end a frustrating day.

As people cram in together into tight spaces, tempers fray. The chiefs have lost their power.Īs people stream into the city, the housing becomes more and more scarce. This is destroying the tribal consciousness. Instead of providing housing for families, the mines, where the jobs are, only provide dorms for men. Only the very old and the very young and women are in the villages. As the farms fail, the young people go into Johannesburg to seek their fortunes. The natives are left with the unhealthy land. All of the good land in the country has gone to the white men. The native Africans are being ripped away from their tribal ways. While this story is playing out in the book, another more powerful story is happening in South Africa. After his son is sentenced to hang, the old man takes his nephew, (his sister has disappeared, presumably to become a nun) and his son's new wife home to his parish. When he does find him the son is in prison for murder and has gotten a girl pregnant. He tries to find his son, but it takes quite a while. He cleans her up and brings her and her young son to his lodgings. When the old man arrives he finds her living as a prostitute.

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The beloved country by alan paton