The practical part of me wants to say that one cannot give blame solely to one person and walk away, but the literary part of me thinks otherwise. This question really does have some depth...Was his father responsible for not parenting good enough? Was it Absolom's friend for influencing him poorly in the first place? Was it the unjust judge or Kumalo's selfish brother? Or was it Absolom's, for actually firing the gun and killing Arthur Jarvis. Those people may be partially to blame, but majorly the blame truly goes to not a person, but something else. The answer goes back to the title, Cry, the Beloved Country. It is the broken tribe to blame, the greedy leaders, and the racist speakers. The families split up, “The men are away, the young men and the girls are away." And Why? Because," The soil cannot keep them any more.” Poor Absolom was just another victim to the bigoted fiends that tore what was once a lovely place. From this ,one can clearly understand the title: Cry, the beloved country.
This is a good view on the story Paul. Absalom's death and the cause of it greatly represents the horrid change Johannasburg can have on a person and it also represents the broken tribe that will never be mended once again. Absalom was just one of the many young boys and men that are effected by the city. There are many possible reasons that lead to Absaloms death sentence but I believe Johannasburg was the biggest influencer of all. When Absalom came to the city, it changed him from a good boy with morals to a delinquent who's only concern was of how he was to survive.
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