In the novel Cry, the Beloved Country written by Alan Paton many characters are examples of people who live out the core values that Northwest Nazarene University is founded on. One of those characters is Mr. Arthur Jarvis, sadly as readers of the novel, most of the information that we are given about him, happens after his death through letters that he left. He was a key member in the community, working with the African natives and though his work he begins to search for the truth behind the social injustices that run rampant through the nation. Personally, I do not believe that a single person can only show one particular value and not have any of the others. Arthur Jarvis moved from the country side into the urban area of Johannesburg
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But it is not permissible to keep men unskilled for the sake of unskilled work .” As previously stated, many people believed that the main reason behind many if the social differences is due to faulty Christian beliefs that the only thing that natives were able to do, was hard labor and the work in the mines and because of this they should not be able to further their education. He also makes several other profound statements about the new social norms in South Africa, “It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.” Through this statement he acknowledges that the familial hierarchy in the villages surrounding Johannesburg is being ruined due to the whole generations moving to the urbanized area to provide more for themselves than they would be able to, if they stayed in the villages. “It may have been permissible is the early days of our country, before we became aware of its cost, in the disintegration of native community life, in the deterioration of native family life, in poverty, slums and crime. But now that the cost is known, it is no longer permissible.” He also speaks on the level of education that is normal stating that it was okay to leave the native education to those who wanted to develop it, it was allowed to doubt the benefits. But, due to the knowledge that is now common it is no longer okay to deny opportunities out of
But it is not permissible to keep men unskilled for the sake of unskilled work .” As previously stated, many people believed that the main reason behind many if the social differences is due to faulty Christian beliefs that the only thing that natives were able to do, was hard labor and the work in the mines and because of this they should not be able to further their education. He also makes several other profound statements about the new social norms in South Africa, “It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.” Through this statement he acknowledges that the familial hierarchy in the villages surrounding Johannesburg is being ruined due to the whole generations moving to the urbanized area to provide more for themselves than they would be able to, if they stayed in the villages. “It may have been permissible is the early days of our country, before we became aware of its cost, in the disintegration of native community life, in the deterioration of native family life, in poverty, slums and crime. But now that the cost is known, it is no longer permissible.” He also speaks on the level of education that is normal stating that it was okay to leave the native education to those who wanted to develop it, it was allowed to doubt the benefits. But, due to the knowledge that is now common it is no longer okay to deny opportunities out of