Those thoughts make him seem more real. Like he could be someone we meet out on the street. Kumalo has such a positive and healthy affect on the book. Kumalo is the one person people wish they could be. To be so good, and caring for others. There, of course, are bad qualities in every person, and Kumalo's is he is too trustworthy.
Kumalo can be described as a round character because of all the sides we get to see of him. We get to view him as a concerned father, as a angry brother, and as a good member of the church. When we see Kumalo as a concerned father he seems so sad, and we see him almost as if he was lost. When we get the chance of meeting his brother and sister he becomes angry, and he becomes shameful mostly of how they have become. We see that Kumalo’s faith is constantly tested in this book. Kumalo almost gives up so many times, and he believes that he can do nothing.
Some people could only hope to be this good of a person. To be such a strong believer, and when they are put to the test the surpass the others that are being tested. When you walk down the street you view people laughing and greeting others. Then you see those who lurk, and they give nasty glares. Not all people are nice and caring. Some just have a bad attitude towards life. No one has a perfect life handed to them. It may be easier for some, but they still have to work for what they want.
Stephen Kumalo is one of the more immediate characters in this book. Only because we get to see so many sides to him. We get the chance to see Kumalo as a concerned father, as a angry brother, and as a good member of the church. Many characters don't have an important affect on a book, but Stephen Kumalo is one of the main characters that shape Paton's book.
