Moreover, Cry the Beloved Country, along with The Fault in Our Stars clearly represents the ability to overcome fear with the power of love among the characters. Love and fear are both described as consequently strong emotions when Gary Wilson states that “love tends to breed more love, and fear tends to breed more fear. It’s up to us” (Wilson 1). Although fear is a commanding emotion that mainly takes control of the human body, love is just as powerful as fear and reminds humans to rejoice their positive emotions. The author of Cry, The Beloved Country explains that love is a better option rather than dealing with suffering by having Kumalo state "pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned
