cry freedom

October 21, 2010

6th Journal

- Cry Freedom -

John Briley

First part until page 48.

What I’m feeling while reading:

• Quite difficult to understand because it tells about a political issue between white and black people in South Africa.
• A lot of characters, especially African names, so difficult to remember.

But, I do like the first paragraph written in the synopsis:

“South Africa is beautiful country, and an ugly country. It is rich with gold and diamonds, but it is a poor country, where people are forced to live together in small, dirty houses. It is a country of black people with a government of white people. South Africa is a country of contradictions.”

October 22, 2010

7th Journal

- Cry Freedom -

John Briley

Second part until finish.

What I was feeling while reading:

I was so sad when finally read that Steve Biko was dead in tragic way. He was a great leader with great idea of uniting black and white people in South Africa.

Yet, I was so excited and thrilled when reading about how Donald Woods and his family tried to escape from their beloved country – although they are whites but South Africa has been their home country. Donald Woods did that to tell the world about Steve Biko and his struggle, or to tell the world about what happening in South Africa.

Comment:

Good book. A deep meaning one. Tells us about human equality without regarding to our skins, races, or religions.