“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… development and values. Instead, Paton explores how the government’s policy of segregation is responsible for many … to social inequality, yet unwilling to challenge how the government, and their own actions, disadvantage the majority … inequality yet unwilling to challenge the way in which the government, and their own actions, disadvantage the black …