Native Son

Why was Gertrude in Johannesburg?

cry the beloved country Alan Paton chapter 5

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Reverend Theophilus Msimangu, a minister in Sophiatown, a region of Johannesburg, he requests that Kumalo visit him in Johannesburg in order to save his sister, Gertrude, for she has been in jail and has worked as a prostitute since moving to the city.

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