There was difficult time in Johannesburg during the setting of the novel around 1940s, there were a lot of racist issues going on and another society issues such as insecurity, relating this topic in the novel Kumalo is robbed when he first arrives to the city. The answer is: C. Crime was common in Johannesburg in the 1940s, and this is reflected in the novel when Kumalo is robbed when he first arrives in the city.
The answer is C: <span>Crime was common in Johannesburg in the 1940s, and this is reflected in the novel when Kumalo is robbed when he first arrives in the city.</span>