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__//**Chapter**// **8**__ **//Zeus - In Alexandra whites want towns that the blacks now live in destroyed due to crime. How can somebody want to get rid of a place where families stay. Not all whites in this town are the same because after getting of the bus due to the boycott, a white man went out his way to give them a ride.//** Ryan- The cultural difference is that many people don't have the will power to do some things in life. Some see life as a blessing and should be cherished til death. some just go day by day not worried about the small things. __**Chapter 9**__ Ryan- Discrimination is a cultural difference which tries to break people. Many cultures should stay together and diversity is the key. this will help show different opinions which will help our world grow.
 * //Ashley -//** Whites vs. Whites and Whites vs. Blacks. Within Alexadra there are certain blacks that are boycotting against buses. The blacks are being rebellious because they are always the ones who are not being treated with respect and being given there right to want a difference in how they are treated. Now there are whites that are fighting against whites because some of them are assisting in the aid of travel for blacks, transporting them from one place to another so that they do not have to walk and other whites are looking down upon that because of the fact that blacks are basically wanting their independence and freedom.
 * //Martell -//** Blacks and the town of Alexandra. There are blacks boycotting the buses in Alexandra. The blacks had to pay six pence, which is one shilling a day, and six chillings a week. Some blacks only get thirty-five or forty chillings. The only positive fact in Alexandra is that blacks are allowed to own property, but so many robbery and assaults the whites wants the town destroyed. That if Msimangu and Kumalo rides the bus to Alexandra, it would weakening the cause of the black people boycotting. So they decided to walk 11 miles to Alexandra to try to help the cause of the boycott.
 * //Kaitlyn- //** In chapter 8 it is religion vs non-religion and white vs black. This chapter is mainly about the boycotting of the buses. The blacks in the town of Alexandra are allowed to own property but it seems that the whites have a problem with it and are trying to have the town destroyed due to the issues like violence and robbery. Another big thing in this chapter is so that Msimangu and Kumalo don't mess up the blacks bus boycott they decide to walk to Alexandra. The clash of religion comes in play between Msimangu and Umfandisi. [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gODwjVdmgk2kRM:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Christian_cross_trans.svg/417px-Christian_cross_trans.svg.png width="71" height="81" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Christian_cross_trans.svg/417px-Christian_cross_trans.svg.png&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Christian_cross_trans.svg&h=599&w=417&sz=3&hl=en&start=19&um=1&tbnid=gODwjVdmgk2kRM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=94&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcross%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive"]] <-Religion Vs Non Religion!
 * //Ashley -//** Discrimination. Plain and simple this chapter talks about discrimination. They are searching for a house to stay in yet when there are open houses and rooms for them to stay in they are not being given the opportunity to do so. So they offer to give even more money and still they are told no i am sorry we have no housing. Discrimination is a horrible thing yet no matter how much or hard we may try I don't believe that as of right now it will change and everyone no matter their race will be free.
 * //Martell -//** Johannsburg and the Blacks. There are so many poor black people in Johannsburg. The blacks are so poor they have to move to a makeshift town called shanty town. The buildings that were in Shanty were flimsy and week they might be damage by the rain or in the winter. Since the whites has created or built this town for the blacks they don't know what to do. Things in Shanty town is getting out of hand. There are a lot of crime happening and a lot of people getting sick and dying. While all that is happening blacks are not getting treated with respect.
 * //Zeus - families are on a long waiting list for homes. Around here tempers flare and people snap because it's basically no privacy for anyone or any couples. The building of homes have now came to a stop because of the war in Europe and North Africa. Now these people have to wait for a war that they didn't ask to be in.//**

**//Kaitlyn-//** White or black all roads lead to Johannesburg. Although people are living the slum life in this town people of all cultures still seem to migrate there. Tribes of all sorts are going to Johannesburg and none of them get along. The blacks have no home to stay in and are on a waiting list that has no time gurantee of a home. The whites are not allowing the blacks to live in there homes no matter what they offer or how hard they beg. So they finally begin to build homes of there own along the railroad tracks. There is a slight problem to these homes though, the blacks don't know what to do when winter comes or when it rains. There is one part in this chapter that really touched me. A black mother of a dying baby begged a man by the name of Dubula(the man with the voice and the heart) to go and search for a doctor. When Dubula came back he informed the mother that a black doctor was on his way. The mother looked up at Dubula and said I would have preferred a white doctor for perhaps he'd do better then a black doctor. But at this time it was too late. She had lost her beautiful creation from God. By this time more and more people were building along the tracks and the white people get angry and no longer have pity. So the police came in and moved the blacks out. They call call the blacks poor devils. This chapter taught me to always appreciate what you have and to always remember they someone has it worse then you do.<---Shanty Town!! __**Chapter 10**__ **//Zeus - After the young man shows Kumalo to his son's house he discovers that Absalom's girlfriend is pregnant. In their culture people are looked down upon if they're not married before having children.//** Ryan- It showed character when Umfundisi went to find his son against his beliefs. The cultural difference is that many people set barriers for themselves without intention. The test is to find a new beginning to what will start the future. __**Chapter 11**__ Ryan- Arthur Jarvis is a well respected man. He helped the African American fight for their rights. People like him as well as Martin Luther King Jr. Are icons to the people who populate this world. The legacy brings the cultural differences between cultures. The leadership and character bring the changes which impact everyone. Kaitlyn - A sad thing has happened in which a murder has occured. Now the murder does not really relate to Kumalo and Mismangu at least not that we know of. All that Kumalo and Mismangu know is that a very well liked and loved man was murdered. __**Chapter 12**__ **//Martell -//** Blacks in South Africa is turning into a total chaos. Voices are crying out to help seek help. No one can't even enjoy the beauty of South Africa anymore. Voices crying out where whites can live without blacks, and black without whites. Where black can farm their own land and mine their own minerals and create their own laws. Basicaly what they are saying is that the blacks are interfering in with the whites way of living. Some said there's no use of schooling blacks, it only produces more clever criminals. Ryan- It shows how when people take advantege of what they think is there's, things can get carried away. The Blacks have been in high beliefs and now they are so far into their beliefs they are starting to get carried away. they have taken too big of a plunge and now they could come to being hated even more. Kaitlyn - The blacks are fighting for their independence just a little to hard. They are causing problems that are not necessary. Their actions are speaking louder than what their words are and that is not good. It is bad for them espescially when they are wanting to gain independence. __**Chapter 13**__ Ryan- The cultural difference is that people realize that they change over time. So people finally realize that what they do now will not be what they do in the future. They have evolved over time. This brings the question if the beliefs as a culture have changed without them realizing. Kaitlyn - Kumalo and Msimangu are traveing to Ezenzeleni so that Msismangu can preach a sermon to the blind. to try to bring back the high spirits of the people. Kumalo givews up on his hope but Msimangu is trying to reassure his believes and faiths. __**Chapter 14**__ **//Martell -// Kumalo and his son Absalom.Kumalo finds out the worst news of his life. That his son Absalom is in jail for the murder of Arthur Jarvis. He shot Arthur Jarvis with a revolver. That he carries a revolver for safety. That Johannesburg is a dangerous place, that a man never knows when he will be attacked. Also other news that John's son was with Absalom during the murder.** //Zeus - Absalom is in jail for murder of Arthur. John's son was with him but he fired the shot. It's crazy that Kumalo had a relationship with Arthur and liked him but his son was the one that had killed him.// //Ryan//- Our culture in the the United States shows how you are innocent until proven guilty. Just because they say that Absalom was at the scene of Arthur Jarvis's death, he is pinned for the count. Now a murder charge is on his shoulder Kaitlyn - They are back from their trip. But Kumalo comes back to find the owrst news that he could possibly get. Absalom is in jail for the murder of Aurthur Jarvis. Absalom shot Mr. Jarvis with a revolver, that was on in him case of emergencys. Never the less Kumalo's son has committed a horriffic crime.
 * //Ashley -//** Umfundisi is in search of his son, Absalom Kumalo. To Umfundisi searching for someone...even if it is a member of his family is definitely against his believes. Never the less he is still doing it, more or less it is like he is following in his own paths, making his own decisions, but most of all following what he wants to follow and not sticking to traditions.
 * //Martell - //** Umfundisi and Msimangu In search of Absalom Kumalo.Umfundisi and Msimangu are looking for Absalom Kumalo which is Umfundisi son. Having to search for his son is not part of his culture. They was told to find him living with Mrs. Hlatshwayo, or in the reformatory near the petrol station in Orlando. But sadly told that he left a month ago to go live with his pregnant girlfriend which was in Pimville. His son wants to marry his pregnant girlfriend without consulting his family or his father. Which surprises Umfundisi because he says that he has no one to tell about the marriage not even his father who is trying to look for him. Also on other information white people are training the young blacks to be nurses and doctors at the European University of the Witwatersrand in Shanty Town.
 * //Kaitlyn- //** This chapter shows that Umfandisi is not sticking to his traditions. He is choosing to do his own thing and this is a big culture difference. Because most people in a culture seem to follow the same beliefs and same path. Gertrude talks to Mrs.Lithebe about women's rights which is big. Kumalo has been telling stories about the village and Gertrude and the boy listen happily because they know that Kumalo loves where is at. A big cultural difference in this chapter is that Umfundisis' son wants to marry his pregnant <span style="COLOR: rgb(88,10,194); FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">[[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:58kPcXrnd8vklM:http://a.abcnews.com/images/Blotter/cb_pregnant_071130_ms.jpg width="55" height="37" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a.abcnews.com/images/Blotter/cb_pregnant_071130_ms.jpg&imgrefurl=http://i.abcnews.com/Health/WomensHealth/story%3Fid%3D3989099%26page%3D1&h=310&w=413&sz=27&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=58kPcXrnd8vklM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpregnant%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive"]] <span style="COLOR: rgb(88,10,194); FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">girlfriend without telling or consulting with his parents. In there culture the son must verify who he wants to marry!
 * //Ashley -//** <span style="COLOR: rgb(174,223,114)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,164,45)">As Kumalo and mismangu are in their search for Absalom, their are hearing tales and stories of very tragic things. In which are being that there has been a murder of a man named Arthur Jarvis. Now to Kumalo this is no where near a "tradition" and it is startling them both as they are in their search for his son. Like Martell said Arthur was a well-known city Engineer that was shot 'dead'. But he was also a demenstrator of the rights acts of the black South Africans. So like i stated before all of this eas a drastic change for Kumalo one that is not likely to stick with him right away.
 * //<span style="COLOR: rgb(25,21,21)">Martell - //** Kumalo and Msimangu in the worries of Absalom. Kumalo and Msimangu is really worried. Their has been a murder of Arthur Jarvis. Murders is now being heard throughout the traveling experience of Kumalo. Which wasn't part of his culture hearing murders. Arthur Jarvis was a well known city Engineer that was shot dead. He Demostrated the rights of blacks South Africans. Kumalo was reminded of Jarvis as a small bright boy. The lead to the case is the servent Richard Mpiring also a Native. Kumalo thinks Absalom has connections on the murder that he might has something to do with it in some kind of way.
 * //Zeus - A good man died in this chapter. Arthur Jarvis a man who protested for the rights of black South Africans was murdered. Kumalo thinks back in a flash back to when Arthur was just a little boy that was full of joy.//**
 * //Ashley-//** <span style="COLOR: rgb(174,223,114)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(55,129,54)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: rgb(116,204,36); FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">South <span style="COLOR: rgb(174,223,114)">Africa and the blacks. To be honest it seems like in South Africa, the blacks had and do want their independence and freedom but now they are becoming out of control. Their actions are speaking louder than their words and because of that they are no longer being portrayed as blacks that are trying to fight for a cause but instead of actually enjoying the surroundings that they have.
 * //Zeus - It seems like the speakers are just saying what needs to be done but not really acting on it. You can't just talk and expect something to change. Once again Kumalo sets out on his search for Absalom.//**
 * //Ashley-//** <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,142,51)"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: rgb(174,223,114); FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Kumalo and Msimangu are now on yet another mission so to say. As they are on their journey back to Ezenzeleni, Kumalo stops in order for him to be able to preach to the blind. This in my eyes is a very good deed. The only problem is that Kumalo’s spirits are no longer as high as they were prior to his preaching, he is seeing how his traditions and the traditions of the tribes are no longer going to be there, instead they are going to be lost forever.
 * //Martell -//** Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Ezenzeleni. As kumalu and Msimangu travels back to Ezenzeleni where Msimangu preeches a sermon to the blind, Kumalo high spirits are being broken when he admits that the ways of the tribe has been lost forever. It is the first time as me as the reader ever heard Kumalo questioned or give up on what he believes. Msimangu tells Kumalo to keep your faith, and that being in despair is a sin. Which is the total opposite of what he believes or the belief in his tribe.
 * //Zeus - Kumalo admits that the ways of the tribe have been lost forever. Now people are seeking rights they don't want to be under constant control. He feels spiritually refreshed and new.//**
 * //Ashley-//** <span style="COLOR: rgb(174,223,114); FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: rgb(54,150,59)"> Kumalo and Msimangu have finally returned from their trip to Ezenzeleni. Kumalo is back at Mrs. Lithebe’s house watching her negotiate with another woman on the price of a table and chairs that mind you is all beat up and discolored. Never the less he looks and watches them, but then sees Msimangu coming toward him. So he makes a point to go toward the fence where Msimangu was coming toward. Msimangu asked if there was a place where they could talk privately and he said “Come to my room” hardly trusting his own voice. They talked about his fear and who they came to finding out what his fear was.

__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">**Chapter 15** __  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> return. Zeus - Now John claims that his son wasn't there with Absalom which is a lie. Even family will lie on you at times when they can save themselves. Now Kumalo is seeking a good lawyer** Ryan- Many have had times when they never want to trust anyone. This was brought upon when people have a devastation like Kumalo had with his son or other problems at that magnitude. People go through hardships but its how they deal with it. Kumalo was beginning to realize the lawyer was a good thing. Now it's bringing more shine in the situations ahead. Kaitlyn - **//Turst is a huge factor in this chapter because that their is a argument over who was and wasnt in the room when Jarvis was murdered. Now even at times like Zues said family will lie for a family memeber so that they dont get into trouble.//**
 * //Ashley//** - <span style="COLOR: rgb(42,130,141)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(49,163,165); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: rgb(40,138,121); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">The begging of this chapter talks about how Kumalo has returned, yet again to Mrs. Lithebe's house, tierd and dispirited. When he arrived, the 2 wo men were very silent and he had no desire what so ever to talk to them. So he went straight to his room and sat in silence until he recovered his strength so that he could return to the mission house. While Kumalo was doing thes, the lawyer returned. As Mrs. Lithebe was heading towards the door, Kumalo followed her. When he saw who it was he said thank you to her and then as the lawyer proceeded to talk he stared at the ground giving him no aknowledgement what so ever. The lawyer had come over to give his appologies and to hopefully mend that in which he broke. At first like I said Kumalo showed no respect for him at all, but the lawyer finally gave his reasoning as to why he was here and Kumalo finally looked at him while he spoke and al was better. <span style="COLOR: rgb(76,184,154); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; COLOR: rgb(231,29,29)">//Martell -// Father Vincent and Kumalo. John, Kumalo brother doesn't want to get a lawyer for his son. To atleast make sure that he wasn't involved with the murder of Arthur Jarvis. Father Vincent has a lawyer in mind for Absalom. Also in helping with Absalom marriage while he's in jail. In this chapter it shows that Kumalo is losing his trust in his son and in his faith. Knowing that his son is a murderer is devastating to here as a father. Father Vincent reminds him that at least his sorrow has replaced his fear and that his son may as well repent for what he has done. Father Vincent tells him that Kumalo should keep up the rituals of his religion in order to make true faith

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