Foreword -- Introduction -- Alan Paton : a biography -- Characters and plot -- 1. Themes in Cry, the beloved country -- Disintegration of tribal society / Harold Reeves Collins ; Fear pervades Cry, the beloved country / Tony Morphet ; Forgiveness and reconciliation in Cry, the beloved country / Horton Davies ; Christian affirmation and redemption in Cry, the beloved country / Edmund Fuller -- 2. Novel's artistic achievement -- Paton's generosity of spirit makes Cry, the beloved country a great work / Orville Prescott ; Paton uses Zulu to convey positive values / J.M. Coetzee ; Geographical and biblical symbols in Cry, the beloved country / Sheridan Baker ; Paton's style is crucial to the novel's success / Rose Moss ; Cry, the beloved country overcomes racial division / Sousa Jamba -- 3. Politics and Cry, the beloved country -- Alan Paton's influence extended beyond literature / Carol Iannone ; Racial stereotyping in Cry, the beloved country / Patrick Colm Hogan ; Teaching Cry, the beloved country in the classroom / Robert Mossman ; Cry, the beloved country is visionary but honest / F. Charles Rooney ; Cry, the beloved country is unrealistic / A.A. Monye ; Cry, the beloved country is still relevant after 50 years / Andrew Foley.