Cry Journal 6

Alan Paton names the characters of Cry, the Beloved Country wisely. For instance, he only relates to the son of Gertrude as Gertrude's son, or the boy. In doing this, you only relate to the boy with Gertrude, so whatever characteristics you associate Gertrude with, you also do with the son. This creates the effect that the boy is a petty or minor character, even though he is related to numerous times. You can assume by doing this, that the boy will be a static character.