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toc Plot Summary =**Chapter 13 **=

Ah! I like this chapter a lot! It's about not giving up...or at least it is for me... On the train ride to Ezenzeleni Mismangu tried to talk to his friend but Kumalo was too distraught. When he arrives he spends a great deal of time brooding over the thought of people killing one another and why there is so much fear from this great city that changed everything. He found relief only in the thought of rebuilding a home for him and his wife and his sister and her child and his son and the girl and their child. Mismangu takes him away from his thoughts and shows him where the blind live and then gives a spirit rousing preaching that seems to go straight to umfundisi's heart. ~Corinna

//Kumalo is comforted by the help given to the blind in Ezenzeleni and especially by Msimangu's rousing sermon to the blind. He knows that Msimangu speaks to him when he says god will not forsake humankind. Some people criticize Msimangu for using his preaching gifts to teach patience while so many of his people die but Kumalo feels spiritually refreshed.~SCOTT//

Kumalo felt a rising of the spirit, and less fear when he was in Ezenzeleni. He thinks about how he could repair what he says has been broken, by his son going back home and giving their child a better life. He would ask himself all these questions about why things happened and why they were a certain way, but then he would think positively about it, and let go of the fear again. Msimangu gives a speech when he shows him where the blind live, and I think it really opened up Kumalo's eyes, and touched him.-Sara

=**Chapter 14 **=

When they return from Ezenzeleni, Mrs. Lithebe had found a buyer for Gertrude's things and with the money bought a coat and shoes. Then the reformatory man comes and tells him what he has feared is true and that he has arranged for him to go to the prison. Then Kumalo tells his brother that both of their sons were involved in the murder. They go to the prison and he meets his son. ~Corinna

//The man tells Msimangu that his fears have been justified, that Absalom is in jail for the murder of Arthur Jarvis and that Absalom fired the shot. John's son was wit Abaslom during the crime, and Kumalo goes to breake the news to his brother. Devastated by the news, John goes with Kumalo to the mission, where father Vincent offers them help, and the young man from the reformatory leads them to the prison.~SCOTT//

As soon as they return, the man from the reformatory comes and tells him that his son is in prison, because he was involbed in the murder. Along with Kumalo's brothers son. He goes to find his brother, John, and tells him he needs to speak of business, so his friends leave, and let them talk. That is when he tells John where their sons are and why. So they both go and meet they young man from the reformatory, at the mission house, so he can take them to the prison to visit their sons, and they talk with them -Sara

=**Chapter 15 **=

Umfundisi is heavy-hearted. The young man comes and says he will help Absalom get a lawyer and to marry him with the girl. Then Kumalo speaks with Father Vincent who tells him that it is good that his fear has turned into sorrow, because from sorrow comes regrowth. He also says that God has not turned away from him and recommends that Kumalo pray and rest. ~Corinna

//The man from the reformatory returns to apologize for his harsh language. He Advises Kumalo that will need a lawyer because john is untrustworthy. He says they need someone who will make sure John's claim that his son was not there does not hurt Absalom, and who will argue that Absalom fired because he was afraid.Kumalo and the young man go to see Father Vincent and he tells them that he will also help with Absalom marriage.The young man leaves, and Kumalo speaks about his grief to Vincent.~SCOTT//\

Once Umfundisi returned to Mrs. Libethe's he did not feel like doing much. He just kind of sulked around. Until a young man came in to talk about a lawyer, because he doesn't trust John. They walk to the mission house to speak to Father Vincent. They also talk about marrying Absalom and the girl if it is possible. Kumalo is so shook up about it all, and still can't understand why this would happen. Father Vincent tells him to pray and rest and not be beside himself. As Kumalo stands up to leave he states that he has no hope anymore. -Sara

=**Chapter 16 **=

Umfundisi goes to see the girl who carries a child of his son and tells her the news of Absalom. She says that she is willing to marry Absalom. She tells umfundisi why that she left home because she could not understand her father. Her two younger brothers are trouble. And she has had three husbands each caught. Kumalo torments her until she falls sobbing on the floor. He takes pity on her and asks her to come with him to his house. She agrees and promises never to repent. He tells her he will arrange to move her closer to where he is staying. ~Corinna

//Really chapter 16 is about Kumalo presses her further, and she explains that her father left her mother because her mother was always drunk. She disliked her mother new boyfriend, so she ran away from home. Even thought Absalom's girlfriend is still almost a child herself, she has had three lovers since she left home.Her lovers whom she calls husbands have all been arrested. Kumalo is angered by her promiscuity and harshly asks her if she would accept him as a lover.~SCOTT//

Kumalo leaves to go to Pimville and find the girl that is carrying Absalom's child. He went alone this time, because he felt better about it that way. Kumalo informs her that he is in prison, which she did not know. He left the newspaper with her so that she could read more about it, because he didn't want to talk about it. She left to live with her first husband in Sophiatown because her mother was often drunk and her father left them, and she did not understand her second father. She is not even sure how old she is, but thinks that she is 16. But she says that she is willing to marry Absalom. And he asks her that if she ever changes her mind about this, not to be quiet and just run away, but to let him know.-Sara

=**Chapter 17 **=

Mrs. Lithebe does not often let rooms to people but she lends her two extra rooms to the priest and his daughter and her son because it is good to have prayers in the house. Kumalo asks a favor of Mrs. Lithebe; to also take on the girl with child. She agrees, but says she must sleep on the floor. Kumalo then visits his son again and tells him he will be wed and have a lawyer. When Kumalo returns to the mission house he meets with Father Vincent and the lawyer, Mr. Carmichael who will do the case pro deo. ~Corinna

//Kumalo goes to visit Absalom who tells him that Absalom friends are denying that they were in the house with Absalom. Absalom gradually comes to agree with his father that his companions are not true friends. Absalom is pleased, however, by the prospect of having a lawyers amd he promises Kumalo that he will tell the lawyer nothing but the truth.he is also happy with the arrangements Kumalo has made for Absalom girlfriend. On his way out,Kumalo passes Absalom lawyers a dignified white man the air of a chief.~SCOTT//

Mrs. Libethe lets the girl from Pimville stay with her, although she will have stay in the room where they eat, because there are no more beds. Kumalo goes to visit Absalom once again and asks him if he is certain that he wants to marry this girl, because he knows of a white priest that will arrange it. And they will also get a lawyer. The boys eyes filled with tears as they continued their conversation. He tells him to write to his mother. Mr. Kumalo went to the mission house and had tea with Father Vincent, and was introduced to Mr. Carmichael.-Sara

=**Chapter 18 **=

The first chapter of the second book of this novel interestingly enough begins with the same couple paragraphs of description as the first book. This time though it is focusing on James Jarvis who lives on a great farm on the hill above Ndotsheni. He is sitting on a rock thinking when the police captain, van Jaarsveld came and told him of his son's death. Jarvis does not want to tell his wife because she is ill. They are arranged to go to Johannesburg by plane. ~Corinna

//Standing on a ridge to look for rain clouds, Jarvis sees a police car approaching his home.he thinks that it must be one of the Afrikaner policemen Afrikaners are whit South Africans of Dutch descent largely considered by the families of English decent to be of lower class.Through he is of English descent, Jarvis believes that the local Afrikaners are a fine people. Two policemen van Jaarsveld and Binnendyk, come to him with the shocking news that his son has been shot and killed.~SCOTT//

This chapter starts out by talking about the land once again, and how the home of James Jarvis is called High Place, and it stands high above Ndotsheni.They looked for rain clouds, but there were none. The captain came to tell him the bad news about his son, and that he was dead. He was shocked, and just sat back down on the stone. He is going to go to Johannesburg by plane. But he does not tell Mrs. Jarvis of this, because he says that she is not strong. His eyes filled with tears as they talked about it again.-Sara

=**Chapter 19 **=

John Harrison, meets Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis at the airport and takes them to his and Mary's(thier daughter-in-law/Arthur Jarvis's wife) parents house. There is greetings of tears and such, then they go to the police station and identify the body. When they get back Mary and Mrs. Jarvis go to bed, but Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Harrison stayed up to smoke/drink/talk. Harrison told him much about his son; things he didn't know or realize. He felt as if he was hearing about some wonderful stranger. He goes to bed and tells his wife how he wished he had known their son better. ~Corinna

A young man named John Harrison meets them at the airport. Arthur's wife was very upset about this, and the children were not taking it very well. It was very quiet because they were all consumed by their own thoughts. They arrived at the house and welcomed each other. The second they arrived Mrs. Jarvis broke out into tears. John and Mr. Jarvis drove to the police laboritories. They stayed up and talked over drinks. They talked about the crime and the kind of man that Arthur was. His wife continued to weep when he went to bed, and wondered why this had to happen to their son.

=**Chapter 20 **=

Mr. Jarvis goes to his son's house to his study. He is impressed my the great number of books (many of them about Abraham Lincoln others about South Africa, some Shakespeare and some Afrikaans books). He examens the four picture in the room and looks through his letters on his desk. He finds a piece of writing that is apparently a part of a larger writing that he can't find. Jarvis reads the statement of what he believed was and was not permissible about the native question twice before leaving with one book on Lincoln. ~Corinna

While Mr. Jarvis is at his sons house he notices the large amount of books in the room. There were bookcases full of things written about Abraham Lincoln and South Africa and Afrikaans Book, and Shakespeare, and tons of other things. He also read papers and letters that his son had wrote. He became absorbed in the readings that he searched the desk for more. -Sara

=**<span style="color: rgb(73, 140, 223)">Chapter 21 **=

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 9, 93)">The church service for Arthur Jarvis was a large one, overfilled with people of all color. Afterwards the coffin was put into the furnace and then people came and shook Jarvis's hand and said words about his son and sympathies. He shook a black man's hand for the first time. That night Jarvis stayed up with Harrison again and Harrison went off on a rant about the great problem with the natives. Jarvis asks John Harrison to take him to the Boy's Club that John and his son had formed. The next morning the police phoned that they recognized one of the natives that killed Arthur. Then Harrison gave Jarvis Arthur's last manuscript which moved him when he read it. ~Corinna

The service was in Parkwold Church. It was not big enough for everyone who wanted to come. It was the first time that Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis had sat in a church next to people who were not white. Once the funeral was over, they stayed the night again at the Harrisons'. He stayed up and talked and smoked his pipe again with Mr. Harrison. The next morning he gave him a copy of Arthur's manuscript on crime. He wanted to understand his son so he read the last paragraph.Once he was done, he was deeply moved. -Sara

=**<span style="color: rgb(73, 140, 223)">Chapter 22 **=

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 9, 93)">Court begins with an introduction to the judge and why he is respected and how to show respect of him. The intergeneration begins with a description of what happened from the day of the murder and what they did afterwards. Absalom tries to plead guilty, but for culpable homicide and not murder, but he must plead not guilty because the charge is murder. The other two (Matthew Kumalo and Johannes Pafuri) plead not guilty. ~Corinna

They are in the courtroom. Absalom's lawyer says that he will plead guilty to culpable homicide. But not for the murder because he did not have any intention to kill anyone. After the story is told, Absalom is silent, but the other two boys look shocked and by the things that are said. After the Court is adjourned, and everyone leaves, Kumalo sees Mr. Jarvis, but doesn't look his way again, because he wonders how he can even look at such a man.-Sara

=**<span style="color: rgb(73, 140, 223)">Chapter 23 **=

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 9, 93)">There is a new gold mine discovered in Odendaalsrust. People with stocks are really excited and making lots of money off it. They don't believe that the money should be used to give the miners higher wages though. It is said that it will create another Johannesburg and with it all that there is in the previous one. The chapter ends stating "No second Johannesburg is needed upon the earth. One is enough." (pg205) ~Corinna

There is not much attention being paid to the trial anymore, since there has been alot of gold being found. There is so much excitement in Johanessburg because of this. They think that perhaps a great city will grow from this, and possible a "second Johannesburg." But there are some who are more logical about it and say that money is not something to go mad about, but that it is for food and clothes and comfort. Basically saying that it should be used for the things that they need, rather than building a whole new city.-Sara

=**<span style="color: rgb(73, 140, 223)">Chapter 24 **=

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 9, 93)">Jarvis goes back to his son's house and starts to look through his papers again. He comes across one named "Private Essay on the Evolution of a South African", which he takes out to read. It describes Arthur's childhood in which his parents taught him morals and such but taught him nothing of South Africa. This upsets Jarvis almost to the point of just leaving the house, but he turns around at the blood mark on the floor and finishes the paper. It continues to describe why he devotes his energies to South Africa, "to do what is right, and to speak what is true."(pg 208) He sat a long time smoking and then left going out the other door so he didn't have to pass the blood stain. ~Corinna

Jarvis went back to his son's house again. He went back into the study. He searched the desk and found more papers. He began to read them, but put one down because as he read it, he became very shocked and hurt. He was ready to leave, and walked down the stairs, and then turned back around, and decided to finish reading it. After he read the on, he just sat there and smoked his pipe, and put the rest away. He couldn't face the stain on the floor and the passage anymore, so he left through the front door. -Sara Plot Summary A1 Page 3