Full Circle

The novel  Cry, The Beloved Country begins and ends from Kumalo's perspective in the mountain with the beautiful scenery.  Not only does the novel begin and end with the mountain, Jarvis's story starts and ends in the mountains too.  Since the story starts and ends at the same place, it's easier to realize the the advancement in the writing and the readers.  The writing advances through what it focuses on.  In the beginning of the novel, there is a major focus on the land and its beauty.  Then, the story focuses on the chaos of the city.  By the end of the story, it balances the chaos of change like in the city and the peace like the beauty in the land.  As the story progresses, not only does the story advance but he readers do as well because the story guides the reader through another person's journey of balancing they're idea of peace and chaos.