Additionally, one other similarity that Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis both share is that they both had gone through a variety changes in their life after the death of their sons. One of the changes that Kumalo has faced after his son’s death is bringing up the idea of teaching agriculture, ”by teaching in the school how to care for the land. Then some at least would stay in Ndotsheni” (265). To put it in another way, Kumalo is now concerned about the country’s survival rather than giving all of his attention to Absalom. Also after the death of his son, James Jarvis has now been kind enough to gift the black people milk, “and each morning I shall take back the cans. This will be done till the grass comes and we have milk again.” (271). This
