This quotation stands in contrast to the novel’s early tendency to dwell on the lush South African landscape and urges sorrow instead. Chapter 11
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This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country. . . . Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
— Alan Paton
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country. . . . Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end." in the context of "This quotation stands in contrast to the novel’s early tendency to dwell on the lush South African landscape and urges sorrow instead. Chapter 11" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alan Paton" (Quotes, Cry, the Beloved Country, (1948))
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About Alan Paton
Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist.
About Alan Paton
Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist.
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