“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
… our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved … development. In response to the new discovery of gold in the Orange Free State, Paton’s omniscient narrator … As John reflects, the white population: go mad when new gold is found. They bring more of us to live in the …