Cry Journal 2

Alan Paton characterizes the genders differently, but only slightly. The men seem to be more rounded characters, with more variety among them. The priest, the conman, the politician, etc. But the women seem to fall only into two categories: a prostitute or a wife and mother. Neither of these two generalizations show women as being powerful or very respectable. It's almost like he's saying that if you don't become a wife/mother you're automatically a prostitute- which I'm sure is the view of some other countries and even our country not too long ago. The women don't play much of a large role yet, either. Aside from the fact that Kumalo goes to the city to find his sister, the women haven't been mentioned much even as he's walking through the city. The men are usually the ones described in detail.