Author, Background, Context, and Setting (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Author of 'Cry, the Beloved Country'
Author of 'Cry, the Beloved Country'
Alan Paton
Year Alan Paton was born
Year Alan Paton was born
1903
Publication year of 'Cry, the Beloved Country'
Publication year of 'Cry, the Beloved Country'
1948
Year the novel is set in
Year the novel is set in
1946
Paton's position from 1935
Paton's position from 1935
Principal of Diepkloof Reformatory
% of land given to black people in Land Act 1913
% of land given to black people in Land Act 1913
7%
Two main settings in the novel
Two main settings in the novel
Ndotsheni and Johannesburg
The two protagonists
The two protagonists
Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis
Titihoya
Titihoya
African plover bird with plaintive cry
Year Union of South Africa was established
Year Union of South Africa was established
1910