Detailed study #2Cry, the beloved countryIn this passage, the author details the reactions of parents who receive letters about and from their soon-to-be son be executed.This snippet contains three sections, all approximately the same length. The first paragraph of the extract contains only one character, Stephen Kumalo, who has opened one of the four letters he received and is distressed to learn that his son will be hanged. He does it without telling anyone and with fear. But others are mentioned, such as his son Absalom, Misimangu and Mr. Carmichael, all of whom are the senders of the letters, as well as his wife, who speaks to him at the end of the paragraph. Two characters are present in the second paragraph, Stephen and his wife. They mourn the news of their son's execution together, speaking little and only when necessary. Kuluse's child, daughter Elizabeth, and "him", which refers to their son, are the only characters mentioned. The third paragraph is not a conventional paragraph of dialogue or story, but one of the letters sent to the parents, more precisely the letter from their son. The text is written in two voices, in the 1st person, direct speech by two to the parents who are speaking. to each other and narrative in the 3rd person. This narrative, throughout the passage, recounts the actions of the speakers and is vital because it states the actions of the characters. Since the majority of the action takes place in the hearts and minds of the characters, these actions and the narrative must be carefully examined to fully understand the importance of the passage. An example of two words that, when looked at again, contribute to the seriousness of the passage are "four letters" in the sentence...... middle of paper...... and speaks well to me. The diction of this letter is one of selflessness, regret and love towards his parents, which is manifested in subtle phrases, especially in those in the last sentence such as "My dear mother and father", " Then I won't see you or Ndotsheni. again” and “…If I were back [to Ndotsheni], I would not have to leave it again. » The postscript, however, displays an urgency that was not displayed before. The author uses rushed questions to display this urgency. “Has the child been born?...Have you heard of the affair...?” …Did you receive the money? are examples of these questions being asked, and this postscript is very much like a will, in which he tries to put away what he leaves behind. The responses of a mother and father who received the news in four letters that their son was to be executed are recounted by the author in this excerpt from Cry, the Beloved Country.