Does Tiara Really Exist?

"He fired the revolver because he was afraid, with no intention of killing the white man." (Paton) All throughout Book I of "Cry, the Beloved Country", the words hope and fear are mentioned very frequently.  In Book I, fear results in separation and tension between races shown through Native crime and its effects on both the Whites and Blacks, meanwhile hope results in reconciliation for a better future, evident in Kumalo’s hopes for resolving his “broken tribe” with his family. To start, it is shown that fear was the force that drove both the whites and blacks into segregation. It shows that both the Blacks and the Whites are scared of each other, but oblivious to the fear they have towards each other. For example, in the lines on page 52, "They talked of young criminal children, of how white Johannesburg was afraid of dangerous criminals, of how white Johannesburg was afraid of black crime." (Paton), where Father Vincent talks about the Black cri...

Why are some stereotypes so cruel? Stereotypes are used to label and group people based off of one mere characteristic, whether it be their gender, status, racial identity, and more. There are many stereotypes, with some stereotypes that still stand today and some stereotypes that have died down through the ages. The stereotypes that still exist today still affect the people that are being stereotyped. One of the main, yet more minor effects include making those who are stereotyped feel annoyed. The feeling may come from the frustration of people not making an effort to get to know them first before commenting on their personality, looks, etc. This is because people don't want to known just by one detail of their identity, they want to be known for being their own person and not "the smart girl" or "the quiet guy". This can result in another, more major effect, where people change their attitudes because they don't want to be associated with that ...