DUE: Thursday 1/29
Chapter 11:
- On the top of page 105, we find the title of the novel within the text. At this point in the novel, what does “cry, the beloved country” mean? Discuss the meaning of the title and the meaning of the passage “There is not much talking now…He knows only the fear in his heart” (104-5).
Chapter 12 :
- In chapter 12, what is it the whites fear? Why?How is fear giving the blacks power?
- What is the meaning of the last seven lines on page 111?
- Why is Kumolo cold?
Chapter 13:
- There is more meaning to “Yes those who spoke English and those who spoke Afrikaans came together to open the eyes of the black men who were blind” (121). What does this mean both literally and figuratively.
- What must Kumolo build and why?
Chapter 14:
- Why is there so much tension between Absalom (son) and Kumolo (father)?
