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In Cry, the Beloved Country, Paton shows that the breaking of the tribe destroys families like Kumalo's. Absalom goes to Johannesburg and ends up killing a man.
This shows that Johannesburg is a bad place and the city changes people.
In conclusion, the novel is about crime and its effects on people.
Clear thesis! Keep this.
Too general. Quote the text and explain why.
Link back to the broken tribe.
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