Consider the following question: If Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises is about "the lost generation," does this mean that all the main characters are lost? Is there any sort of “rising above” for any of the characters? How do they do so? [Feel free to define what "rising above" means in terms of the answer you give.] 

Consider the following questions:

1. Explain Bayard's perspective on his father. Does this perspective change as the book progresses? How?

To begin with, we'll discuss the film version of Cry, The Beloved Country. Although the film follows the story line of the novel, it is in many ways its own text. Because of this, I've noticed different things than I did while reading.

For example, I'm not entirely in agreement with the way Richard Harris portrays James Jarvis. I don't picture him as being so vindictive in the novel. Rather, he is more shocked and contemplative about his son's murder than he is outraged. Still, what is particularly striking or moving about Harris's portrayal is that we see--we see--the transformation of his character. He shows it in his face, with his words, and with his actions (though, granted, his actions are greater in number in the novel).

Here's my first question for your consideration: Why do you think it is that it sometimes takes a person's death for us to get to know that person?