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Paton has written the text of Cry, the Beloved Country in such a way that the powerful message of the novel is also an amazing work of art. The explanatory notes and activities that follow guide your thoughts about and beyond the text which you have read.

The author uses literary elements to put forward his message about the need for social and political change in South Africa. The first literary element or device is theme. Study the following explanatory notes on theme in general and on the themes in the novel.