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CHAPTER 11 Msimangu talks Kumalo into taking a few days to rest while Msimangu goes to Ezenzeleni, a place for the blind. Kumalo and Msimangu enjoy's a quiet evening at theMission House with Father Vincent, who listens to Kumalo’s stories of Natal and tells them about his native England. The evening however came to an end, when another priest enters with a newspaper whose front page announces the murder of Arthur Jarvis, a white man who is an engineer and crusader for the rights of black South Africans. The man Arthur Jarvis was at home with a cold when intruders knocked out his servant and shot him at close range. The paper states that there are no leads, but police hope the unconscious servant will be able to remember some information when he wakes up. The paper also says that Jarvis was in the midst of writing his treatise on __“The Truth About Native Crime”__ when he was murdered. The article ends by stating that Jarvis leaves behind a widow and two children—a nine-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter.

A DYING LITTLE BOY (SO SAD) CHAPTER 12** Rebecca: A speaker says that you cannot enjoy South Africa because of so much violence. A lot of people try to cry out for help. The speaker believes that if there were more police then there would be a lower crime rate. But the people of South Africa think that if the blacks had more rights then they wouldn’t cause so much trouble. They want more schools for the black children but on the other people think that if there are more schools then that will just make criminals that were a lot more clever.
 * SHANTYTOWN (LOOKS SO BAD)

On the way back to Ezenzeleni, Kumalo ponders about how his grand child is going to be born without a father. He is also worried about how his son is a vagabond without any laws or customs. Then later, he is preaching from the Bible and as he reads, Kumalo realizes that he needed to hear the verses just as much as everyone else. ERIK Rebecca: The walk back to Ndotsheni makes Mismangu realize that he is going back with something new to be ashamed of. The sourmon that Mismangu gives to the blind in Ezenzeleni gives Kumalosomething that brings him a lot of comfort.
 * CHAPTER 13**

Rebecca: One of the hardest trips throughout the book is when they have to go to the jail to see Johns son who was involved in a murder with Absalom. It is surprising news and very depressing. Kumalo is reunited with his son Absalom but his son has troubles looking in his fathers eyes and owning up to the crime he has committed. John has also seen his son and tells Kumalo that he plans to get a lawyer because there is no proof that his son was there when Absalom shot Jarvis.
 * CHAPTER 14**


 * CHAPTER 15**

Rebecca: The man who had spoke very harshly toward Kumalo comes to him and apologizes but he also tells him that he needs to also get a lawyer. He tells Kumalo that John cant be trusted. And that Kumalo needs to get a lawyer. - This proves that what people thought of Johannesburg is true.-


 * CHAPTER 16**

Rebecca: Kumalo has started to learn his way around the city and starts to go places on his own. He wants to get everybody that is related to him away from this awful city. He goes to Pimville and asks Absaloms girlfriend if she will move to Ndotsheni with the rest of the family and he lives her home going to look for a new home for her near his family.


 * CHAPTER 17**

Rebecca: Mrs. Lithebe allows Absaloms girlfriend to stay in her home with her and Gertrude. But after a little while Mrs. Lithebe realizes that the two girls start to act very weird. She tells Absaloms girlfriend that she needs to stop acting like that and she agrees. Gertrude has become very friendly around any an that comes near.- The author is trying to show how Gertrude would act normally since she moved to Johannesburg.-


 * CHAPTER 18**

Rebecca: Natal seems like a wonderful country by the way he explains all of the valleys and how hick the grass. From where Jarvis is standing he wants there to be a good rain so Ndotsheni wont be so dry. The police me who are of a different decent are the ones who come from far away to break the bed news about his son.


 * CHAPTER 19**

Rebecca: Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis have to fly to the town of Johannesburg where there son has been shot and killed. It shows again how bad Johannesburg really is because of the way the people act like it is no big deal that a man has been shot.Mrs. Jarvis who is not from this town is baffled and wonders why her son has been shot.


 * CHAPTER 20**

Rebecca: The author begins to tell again how bad Johannesburg is. It does give some recognition to the teens that they really do want to learn and know more about things that have happened in the past.


 * CHAPTER 21**

Rebecca: At the young boys funeral the family is hoping for it to be in honor of their son but instead the conversation about how bad the country has gotten and has gone down hill. They are putting down the few jobs that the city has including the mines. The Jarvis family is deeply touched by their sons writings while he was in Johannesburg the last few months of his life.

Absalom is set to go to trail in the two that he was with. They plead not guilty and Absalom was going to plea guilty to culpable homicide. But i guess the judges didnt like the idea of that because they wanted Absalom to plea not guilty.
 * CHAPTER 22**

Rebecca: Not only in Johannesburg but all over South Africa people with higher power are not treated badly by anyone. No matter what color or sex; even if they do make rules and laws that are not right. What also is showed is all the same is that if a weapon can be blessed and only used for protection that it can be used.

During the trail the miners fine gold in Odendaalsrust. So therefore the trail doesnt get as much publicity as the gold story. Since they found the gold there his been some rumors as of a second Johannesburg being built. Now that there is talk about gold the engineers feel like they are ready to go to work and bulid these homes and stuff for the people of Johannesburg. Rebecca: In a weird way it doesn’t seem like the author that is writing anymore. This new person is putting down the people of Johannesburg even more than the original author. He is telling how they are greedy but the people of Odendaalsrust who have just found gold are not at all greedy.
 * CHAPTER 23**

Rebecca: They show the culture and the beliefs of South Africa not only Johannesburg. It is something that is only practiced in that one city. It is the whole country. The way it is played out in the book with Jarvis it makes it seem like these beliefs are what made him become a better man. I also agree that this book wants you to believe in certain beleifs that are taught through out the whole book its what makes the book what it is and so meaningful In this chapter jarvis and his wife goes out of town to visit Barbara Smith. While they are there they hear a knock on the door and Jarvis goes to answer it. When he answers the door he in fact sees a person standing there looking like they are out of breathe, so he invites whom ever inn so they can get themselves together and pick up all the papers they dropped. Rebecca: In this Chapter they show the cultural background. They show how each town have their own Umfandisi. It is somebody that tries to take care of all the people in their town. The new Umfandisi has come to check on a maid that has come from his town. Her family is worried about her and wants to know if she is okay.
 * CHAPTER 24**
 * CHAPTER 25**

In this chapter Kumalo is out speaking to a crowd about the gold. As strong as his voice is he is heard by many including John and Tomlinson. Kumalo says that he feels that the gold they found in South Africa should be shared with the miners, but John on the other hand feels different. John feels they should keep it for themselves. But the guards in South Africa feel that John should be shot or locked up. (Rebecca wrote this but it got overwitten) There is one big custom that is true for every town they have an umfundisi that will go to all the different towns to help out the people that live in there towns. Mrs. Lithebe tells Gertrude they she is talking carelessy around others, she also explains to her that she doesnt understand the decent of peoples ways. Gertrude gets mad because she doesnt like the way Mrs. Lithebe is talking to her. She tells Mrs.Lithebe that Johannesburg is what made her the way she is now and she would be glad to leave. After a while the news comes on and states that another white person is killed by a native, so Mrs. Lithebe turns off the news so that Kumalo doesnt see it because they fear that it would effect Absaloms case. Rebecca: Gertrude who at onetime had been like the people in Johannesburg now seems to be looking down on them. When in all reality she is still like them and Mrs. Lithbe is trying to get her to stop. Rebecca: After the verdict comes up not guilty Mr. Carmichael tries to show his point that the way Johannesburg has gone down hill it is the biggest factor in all the crime that has started up. In this chapter i believe that if the country is not all that wealthy then its not going to be all what you wanted to be because anyone can be accused of stuff they didnt do. It happens in real life situations all the time. Rebecca: Even though the city of Johannesburg is not a good place to be for anyone. Kumalo has learned why people want to stay there and don’t want to leave. He has started to sat some goodbyes and he realizes that he is going to miss the town. This chapter states that kumalo is ready to leave Johannesburg even though hes going to miss everyone that is there. But sometime you gotta do what you gotta do in order to make it n move on with your life. Kumalo and his family all move to Ndotsheni to start a new life and to make a new beginning for themselves. Kumalo states that he wasnt going to preach but was told to do other wise. So much has went on with this family that Kumalo is ashamed of his family. In personally if i was him i would also be ashamed of my family and everything they did. Rebecca: Finally Kumalo, Gertrude and Absaloms girlfriend get on the train to go back to Ndotsheni. After learning what has gone on with his family he tries to tell his friend that he does not want to lead his congregation anymore because he feels ashamed of his family. He is persuaded to do other wise. Rebecca: Kumalo is concerned with the welfare of the people of Johannesburg he wants to help everything especially with the crops to get back to something somewhat normal. He talks to plenty of people and gets donations made to some of the very needy families with children among other things. Staying where they are at now, theres alot to be done like grow crops and everything so they can have a kind of normal life and so things can be kind of the same. Rebecca: Kumalo has gotten several letters but the letter that affects him the most is the one from Mismangu. After reading the letter Kumalo realizes how important Johannesburg has been to him and how much he misses it. Kumalo is thinking about Johannesburg and how much it meant to him he has been recieving letters but the one the gets most of his attention is the one from Mismangu. Then he really realizes how much he misses Johannesburg. Rebecca: In this chapter Kumalo is informed that he needs to come back to Johannesburg when his grandfather comes back. Kumalo is told that his grandfather is coming to johannesburg. Instead of Kumalo speaking to his grandfather over the phone he is also told that he need to come back to Johannesburg just to see his grandfather. Rebecca: It seems like with this chapter there is more bad news coming from Johannesburg. Kumalo wants to help all the people he has met in Johannesburg but he realizes that Ndotsheni is where he really is needed. His condolence speech to Jarvis seems like the biggest turn around in the chapter. Theres more drama as you can say in Johannesburg for so many reasons. Kumalo feels like he wants to help everyone but knows that he cant, but he does realize that he needs to stay in Ndotsheni more than moving back to Johannesburg. Rebecca: He is trying to still help as many people out as he can so he gets Napoleon to teach as many people as he can how to plow. Kumalo is trying to teach Napoleon how to plow but he is also still trying to help as many people as he can with their problems so everyone can be happy and go on with there lives. Rebecca: Everyone that Kumalo has helped seems to be getting along a lot better now and people are closer now than they have been in a long time. The people Kumalo helps is getting along with everyone and the town is a whole lot better than what it was. Everyone seems to be happy with their results.
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