Cry, the Beloved Country in the book cry the beloved country, in the mission house , what does kumalo describe as broken? When kumalo is in the mission house and describes his home of Ndotsheni to others, what does he say is broken? Asked by Bandit951 15 years ago 10/3/2010 9:22 PM Last updated by anonymous 14 years ago 11/2/2011 8:03 AM
The white man has broken the tribe. Msimangu explains to Kumalo what he believes has gone wrong with their country: the tribal bonds have been broken, giving young men and women no reason to stay in their villages.