Explain how Kumalo and his wife a.) mainly intended to use their savings; b.) how they have to use it now; and c.) why this shift does not ultimately matter.

Kumalo and his wife wanted to use their savings to send their son to a good school, but because of the letter from Msimangu, they must now use the money for Kumalo’s travels and searches in Johannesburg to find Gertrude and Absalom. It is a moot point because Absalom has been in the city for a year and they have not heard from him, making it unlikely he will ever return for school.