* Pray
* Review Book III
- Ch. 30: Allusion: Kumalo sets out "on the narrow path that leads into the setting sun, into the valley" (255). See Matt. 7:13-14. Kumalo will now need to face his congregation with the conclusion of this hard matter for him. Theme: Forgiveness: the congregation welcomes him and receives him as he publicly asks God for mercy for his family members. Theme: Faith: "I believe" (261).
- Ch. 31: Theme: Native Poverty in the Country; Displacement of the tribe (chief). The children are dying. No grass means no livestock; no livestock means no milk; no milk means that the children will die.
- Ch. 32: Theme: Repentance (Absalom prepares for death); Theme: Native Poverty in the Country (church scene) (278-279); Theme: Growing unity, love, and respect between black and white people (milk arrives)
- Ch. 33: Theme: Growing unity, love, and respect between black and white people (a new church will be built; Jarvis behind these things)
- Ch. 34: Death and darkness. No mercy for Absalom. James Jarvis' wife dies. Theme: Forgiveness (the Bishop expected the congregation to ask Stephen Kumalo to leave, but they are happy to have him still as their pastor; the Bishop is surprised 297). Symbolic reference: "Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, these things will I do unto you, and not forsake you" (Isaiah 40 ff).
- Ch. 35: Theme: Rebirth, resurrection: "There is a new thing happening here....There is hope here" (301).
- Ch. 36: Motif: "God put His hands on you" (Msimangu's epithet is now employed by Stephen Kumalo to describe James Jarvis' generous heart, pg. 308). Theme: Some things are God's secret, "But his mind would contain it no longer. It was not for man's knowing. He put it from his mind, for it was secret" (309). Allusion: "My son, my son, my son" (pg. 310; see II Sam. 18:33). Symbolically and allusively dense conclusion. Read the last two paragraphs of the novel: what do you find? Discuss.
* Work on your CWP
HW: Finish your CWP
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