THE BURIAL OF MASSA IN THE NOVELThe novel has its relation to the theme of adverse effects of failed leadership. The mismanagement of the affairs of government does not only lead to xenophobia but also causes severe economic hardship for the citizens. The character of Massa is identify as Nij Tackie’s wife. She is...
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WHY LAKUNLE LOSE SIDI TO BAROKAThe play is about conflict between tradition and modernity. Payment of bride price is strictly attached to traditional marriage. Lakunle refuses to pay the traditional bride price for Sidi, losing her to Baroka. Lakunle is a ‘half-baked’ educated young village teacher who places...
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THE MOOD OF THE PERSONA IN “THE GOOD MORROW"Two people in love with each other can create a world of their own in which nothing else that is outside it matters. Mood is about one’s mental/emotional disposition towards an object or a given situation. In the poem, mood conveys the excitement and certainty about the lovers’...
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JIMMY’S VIEWS ABOUT THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY OF HIS TIME IN THE PLAYThe theme deals with the conflict between the social classes in Victorian/English Society which is highlighted in the marriage between Jimmy and Alison. Jimmy is about 25 years old. He is married to Alison Redfem. The playwright describes him as ‘capable...
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MAYA ANGEOLU - CAGED BIRD Caged BirdMaya Angelou A free bird leapson the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky.But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis...