Symbolic Contrasts Many plays and novels use contrasting places, such as two cities or towns, to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the work to the meaning of the work. The novel, Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton contrasts two such places. The contrast of the two places in this novel lend emphasis to the central meaning of the work and provide the reader with a symbolic view of the central …showed first 75 words of 872 total…

…showed last 75 words of 872 total…represented in the cities of Ndotsheni and Johannesburg. In literature, two cities or places are sometimes used to represent opposing forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. The novel, Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton is one such novel that uses two places to represent opposing forces. The contrast of the two cities contribute greatly to the work and emphasize the central meaning of the work through the representation.