Harmonium and Nettles Harmonium and Nettles both highlight the theme of memory. As they both are looking back over past memories that are painful, the poems feature the feelings of being helpless in stopping the hurt that was caused. The writer in Harmonium feels remorse for the things he hadn’t said to his father as Armitage states “then mouth in reply some shallow sorry phrase or word too starved of breath to make itself heard”. The writer in Nettles is protective of the recurring threat to his child that he can’t destroy. “rain had called up tall recruits behind the shed,” this quote shows the father cannot destroy them .They differ in the way they felt powerless however as in Nettles the father is feeling powerless because of a physical threat whereas in Harmonium it is an emotional threat of the inevibility of death and unspoken feelings that makes the writer feel powerless.
Lastly, his last dilemma is he has a hard time deciding wether or not he is going to help Daisy when she finds out about Tom. Those are only a few of the dilemmas that Nick faced. I came up with a self improvement plan though to help Nick out with his every day struggles that he faces in his new town. I think that Nick has been over-stressing himself. What Nick needs to realize though is that all of the peer pressure that is going on should not bother him, he shouldn't let it ruin his focus on his work.
He began criticizing you and everything you were doing, looking at you even biting your nails as weakness but around half of guys in their teens still bite their nails, hell I still bite my nails at age 19. He was trying to find flaws in any, and everything you do. His intentions were to break you down, make you feel like you aren’t capable of taking care of yourself or living like you are but then make you feel his love so you would go to him for support. It was his sacrifice to try to keep you safe. He would risk your feelings of friendship towards him to try and save your life.
After finding his sister he then began the journey of finding his lost son that he had no communication with in a very extended period of time. As they went from place to place they would tally up a new clue but less promising safety of Absolom. I respect the perseverance of Father Kumalo but the amount of selflessness shown by Msimangu . It is truly amazing that someone could stop his life and devote it to something he has no idea about in order to help a complete stranger out. Understanding this logic is very difficult, but also made me believe even stronger in my position.
The perspective of whites to blacks is no sympathy, because of gang crime. The perspective of whites to blacks is inequality due to blacks only owning bad land, while whites get the nice land. The author oversimplifies the issue, but shows with motifs and symbols there is hope for a change. The novel does not reach its goal to offer a balanced portrayal of the black and whit perspectives without condemning either side. Blacks condemn whites for land while whites condemn blacks for crime in major
He also fears what will happen if his father continues to burn down barns. This prevent Sarty from having the foresight to see what he needs to do in order to be content within himself. Fear is a powerful emotion that we must overcome in order to have the foresight to see what has to be done to live a happy, content life. People have the tendency to want to be loyal to family, but when a family member is doing something “wrong,” great internal conflict and fear can arise. Sarty wants to be loyal to his father but knows that the truth must be told.
Absalom had carried it for protection because he was fearful of Johannesburg. Another issue could have been that the tribe had been broken. After the tribe had been broken there are almost no rules, and you could do as you please,
This causes Danny to shelter his emotions from the world, and that leads to the next problem. The next problem is that Danny’s bundles up all of his emotions so that it does not allow him to make any friends. This will hurt him in the long run because, if you don’t have anyone to share your emotions with you will live with them stuck inside your head forever. Danny must get rid of all his “ weeds”(issues) by taking them out from the source-- the root....his dad. I believe that Danny suffers from a depression related illness because in the book on the first couple pages the text reads “Behind his back he grips his left wrist digs his finger nails into his skin until a sharp pain floods his mind, makes him feel real.” This quote shows how he isolates himself which leaves him unable to feel any emotions.
Today I see it done to my friends, and I even catch myself doing it. I see now that this is not only wrong and unfair, it also closes windows of opportunity. If you decide not to associate with, or trust some one due to their color, you could miss out on knowing a great person. "Cry, the Beloved Country" doesn't just show the negative side of the old African culture, but also some good. The characters in the novel came to the same conclusion that I did.
With Arthur getting killed by Absalom, Jarvis faces great difficulty in his life and shows he is the most complex throughout the story. Jarvis giving back to the people of Ndotsheni shows empathy of his son dying and learns that tragedy is a part of life, but can be overcome by focusing on what is good in life. The journey taken by Kumalo to Johannesburg was a good decision because he learns that just because he was a priest, he is human and cannot be perfect. Stephen receives a letter from a priest named Msimangu that states “…Her name is Gertrude Kumalo, and I understand she is the sister of the Rev. Stephen Kumalo, St. Mark’s Church, Ndotsheni.