Cry Journal 5 (names)

In Alan Paton's novel, Cry, the Beloved Country some of his characters don't have names. My first thought on why they don't have names is because he wants to keep the focus on the main characters. He wants the reader to know they are important but no so important that they get a name. I also think that some characters have names because its puts emphasis on their character or their personality. For example, the girl, Absalom wife and now Kumalo's daughter. I think Alan Paton calls her only "the girl" to emphasize that she is just a child, and should not be in the position that she is in, pregnant. I think this decision to call her "the girl" was a good decision, because it doesn't really giver her a big character and she isn't so it fits that roll but also because he  is letting us know that she is just a girl that needs help.