Cry Journal 6

     In Cry, The Beloved Country, Jarvis says "I'll go to Pretoria" (277) and I tabbed this because I am curious about what Jarvis's plans are for the future.  The people are saying that he has gone "queer" and is running out of money and so I wonder what he is up to.  He is already paying for milk for the young children and it seems like Absalom's death sentence isn't exactly what he wanted.  The second thing I tabbed is on page 279 when the "dead rivers come to life, that they knew that the storm was abating.  Indeed the thunder sounded farther away and there was a dull light in the church."  This is a metaphor for the Kumalo family and that their luck is finally turning around.  It shows that you can always hope for better times and that the storm can't last forever.