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5)Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of Native Son, by Richard Wright, expresses the role of a poor, uneducated black man. Bigger lived in a time where racism was very common in the society. Wright shows us through him, how bad the situation was. Due to his lack of education, Bigger had to work menial labor. Thus, he was forced to live in a one room apartment with his family. He felt trapped all his life, resenting, hating, and fearing the whites, whom he felt controlled his life. He views white people as a collective, overpowering force that tells him where to live, where to work, and what to do. The main focus of Wright?s novel is to show the effects of racism on one?s mind. Bigger has lived a life defined by the fear and anger he feels toward whites for as long as he can remember. Perhaps that is what leads him to do the crimes that he does.Bigger develops the main action of the book when he kills Mary Dalton. In fact, it makes him feel as though his life actually has a meaning. He feels as if he has thereato assert himself against the whites. Wright does not try to show Bigger as a hero, because of his brutality and capacity for violence which is extremely disturbing, especially in the scene where he shoves Mary Dalton?s dead body in to the burning furnace in order to hide it. Wright?s main point is that Bigger becomes a brutal killer just because the dominant white culture fears that he will. By fearing whites, Bigger only contributes to the cycle of racism and fuels it even more. However, after meeting Max, he begins to redeem himself, actually recognizing whites as individuals for the first time in his life.
But the social injustice does not end there, after killing Mary Dalton, Bigger goes to Bessie, his girlfriend and tells her everything. Recognizing that Bessie might tell anyone, Bigger kills her too and is than arrested by the police. There, the injustice takes place. When Bigger was arrested, and
jailed, he received constant harassment. He only faced two choices, either to confess, or be lynched by the white crowed. Bigger knew deep down, that he was going to die anyhow. But Max, his lawyer, reminded him that he could still win the case and be free. Another example of the injustice is that when Bigger was eventually caught, the pubic and the media press automatically determine that he is guilty of not only killing Mary, but also rapping her before killing her.
No. 4
ANSWER:-
We all know how painful it is to part with something of huge value. Waking up one calm morning to realise that one's lovely kitten or cat is dead; leaves the heart with some particles of sorrow not to mention the death of a loved one.
ANSWER:-
We all know how painful it is to part with something of huge value. Waking up one calm morning to realise that one's lovely kitten or cat is dead; leaves the heart with some particles of sorrow not to mention the death of a loved one.
The sorrow and loneliness that come with bereavement is found paramount in the novel "Lonely Days" by Bayo Adebowale. A novel that discussed widowhood and it associated plights within African society (Nigeria as a case study). Yaremi among other widows suffered humiliation, intimidation and loneliness after the lost of her husband, Ajumobi.
With the help of a well chosen narrative styles; Bayo Adebowale drove his message into the heart of the readers. The author embraced such elements as climactic plot, dialect, omniscient narration, flashback, songs and poetry.
1. Climactic Plot: The events in Lonely Days flowed from beginning to end. It started with Yaremi lost her husband (Ajumobi) the widows' humiliation followed then came the attempt of forceful second marriage to the final treat of the village elders to chase Yaremi out of Kufi village for violating the village's traditional widowhood injunction.
2. Dialect: The Yoruba dialect is found at many unexpected lines of the novel's narration. Few examples are iloro, amala, kijipa, arere, owurubutu, Sokoti, hua-hua-hua, ipele, labankada, Ayan-Agalu, etc. The purpose is to support the main setting of the novel which is Kufi (a symbolism for African cultural society).
3. Omniscient Narration: Bayo Adebowale placed narration of Lonely Days in the mouth of an unknown entity, such entity saw the in and out of all events_ both physical and those happening in the minds of characters. The narrator saw when the shooting stars fell of the sky and also saw Woye making decorations off the village junks.
4. Flashback: This is a technique of bringing past events into the present. It mostly adds beauty and information to any story. Deyo told Alani how Ajumobi and himself used to hoot at each other in their various farms; in preparedness to go home. Woye also got to know about Yaremi's childhood experience through the writer's use of flashback.
5. Songs and Poetry: These other genres of literature are employed into the plot of Lonely Days. There are many instances of song in the novel. At a point, Radeke sang a traditional widow's song:
"If heaven was like going to the market in the morning
And returning home in the evening
I would have followed my husband
And run errands for him..."
"If heaven was like going to the market in the morning
And returning home in the evening
I would have followed my husband
And run errands for him..."
(3) i) No women life is ever completed in the sense that the the widowhood and loneliness of Yaremi felt so much pain dew to the following reasons. Widowhood or The
plight of widows ii)Loneliness iii) Humiliation i)Widowhood or The
plight of widows: The theme of widowhood
is the novel’s central theme. The
widows in Lonely Days
were subjected to pain
and humiliation. The
widowhood experiences
of Yaremi, Dedewe, Fayoyin and Radeke are a
miscrosm of the plight of
widows in the larger
Nigerian society and in the
African continent as a
whole. The author condemns widow
inheritance, forced
remarriage and other
cultural practices that
subject widows to pain
and humiliation. ii)Loneliness: Another
important theme that
runs through the novel is
the theme of loneliness.
Yaremi was very lonely
and had to do most things by
herself. For instance, she had to appeal
to Uncle Deyo, Ajumobi’s
friend to assist in mending
her leaking roof and
rebuilding the walls of her
house. iii) Humiliation: Yaremi
suffered humiliation from
extended relations who
accused her of killing her
husband. Dedewe, Fayoyin
and Radeke also suffered humiliation. For instance,
Dedewe was made to sit in
a dark room by her
husband’s corpse while
Fayoyin’s hair was badly
shaved. Hardwork or Diligence: The theme of
diligence is expressed by
Yaremi’s industrious
character. The author uses
several anecdotes to
encourage hardwork
plight of widows ii)Loneliness iii) Humiliation i)Widowhood or The
plight of widows: The theme of widowhood
is the novel’s central theme. The
widows in Lonely Days
were subjected to pain
and humiliation. The
widowhood experiences
of Yaremi, Dedewe, Fayoyin and Radeke are a
miscrosm of the plight of
widows in the larger
Nigerian society and in the
African continent as a
whole. The author condemns widow
inheritance, forced
remarriage and other
cultural practices that
subject widows to pain
and humiliation. ii)Loneliness: Another
important theme that
runs through the novel is
the theme of loneliness.
Yaremi was very lonely
and had to do most things by
herself. For instance, she had to appeal
to Uncle Deyo, Ajumobi’s
friend to assist in mending
her leaking roof and
rebuilding the walls of her
house. iii) Humiliation: Yaremi
suffered humiliation from
extended relations who
accused her of killing her
husband. Dedewe, Fayoyin
and Radeke also suffered humiliation. For instance,
Dedewe was made to sit in
a dark room by her
husband’s corpse while
Fayoyin’s hair was badly
shaved. Hardwork or Diligence: The theme of
diligence is expressed by
Yaremi’s industrious
character. The author uses
several anecdotes to
encourage hardwork
4)
The above assertion is evident in Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days as it showcases the unpleasant circumstances which come with being a widow within the context of a Yoruba community in the western part of Nigeria. The novel shows the horrible traditional widows' rite women go through after the death of their husbands just to prove their innocence. With Yaremi being the most victim, the rights of other widows (Fayoyin, Dedewe and Radeke) are trampled upon by the custodians of tradition. These widows are denied access to better life, and at worst, thrown into outer loneliness. Although Yaremi has been a friend of loneliness since the death of her husband, she is a strong resistance to societal dominance. Her unshaken refusal to abide by the custom and tradition of her society makes her distinct from other widows. STYLE
Style is a particular way, pattern or design in which a work is written. It comprises the language/diction, tone, structure, narrative technique/point of view etc.of a literary work. Some of the elements of style used in this novel are discussed below:
i. Language/Diction
The language of the novel is simple and easy to understand.
ii. Structure
The novel is made up of fourteen chapters. It also contains an entrance verse, a poem of twenty-five lines, preoccupied with the woes of widowhood.
iii. Point of view/narrative technique
The story is told from the third person omniscient point of view. This simply means that the story is not told by any of the characters in the novel but by an outsider, who is an all-knowing narrator.
iv. Flashback
Adebowale employs the use of flashback to provide the reader with information on what had happened in the past.Yaremi's relationship with Ajumobi, her childhood and business are revealed to the reader through the use of this technique.
v. Suspense
Woye's sickness and its possible outcome are evidence of suspense in the novel as the reader desperately seeks to know if Woye would be whole again. The cap-picking ceremony also keeps the reader in suspense as he is very eager to know which cap Yaremi will pick.
vi. Myths and folklores
Adebowale also employs the story telling technique where the narrator tells stories (myths and folklores) that are told in the village by moonlight; e.g., the story of the tortoise who visited his in-law's house and messed himself up with a mess of hot pottage in the sitting room.
The above assertion is evident in Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days as it showcases the unpleasant circumstances which come with being a widow within the context of a Yoruba community in the western part of Nigeria. The novel shows the horrible traditional widows' rite women go through after the death of their husbands just to prove their innocence. With Yaremi being the most victim, the rights of other widows (Fayoyin, Dedewe and Radeke) are trampled upon by the custodians of tradition. These widows are denied access to better life, and at worst, thrown into outer loneliness. Although Yaremi has been a friend of loneliness since the death of her husband, she is a strong resistance to societal dominance. Her unshaken refusal to abide by the custom and tradition of her society makes her distinct from other widows. STYLE
Style is a particular way, pattern or design in which a work is written. It comprises the language/diction, tone, structure, narrative technique/point of view etc.of a literary work. Some of the elements of style used in this novel are discussed below:
i. Language/Diction
The language of the novel is simple and easy to understand.
ii. Structure
The novel is made up of fourteen chapters. It also contains an entrance verse, a poem of twenty-five lines, preoccupied with the woes of widowhood.
iii. Point of view/narrative technique
The story is told from the third person omniscient point of view. This simply means that the story is not told by any of the characters in the novel but by an outsider, who is an all-knowing narrator.
iv. Flashback
Adebowale employs the use of flashback to provide the reader with information on what had happened in the past.Yaremi's relationship with Ajumobi, her childhood and business are revealed to the reader through the use of this technique.
v. Suspense
Woye's sickness and its possible outcome are evidence of suspense in the novel as the reader desperately seeks to know if Woye would be whole again. The cap-picking ceremony also keeps the reader in suspense as he is very eager to know which cap Yaremi will pick.
vi. Myths and folklores
Adebowale also employs the story telling technique where the narrator tells stories (myths and folklores) that are told in the village by moonlight; e.g., the story of the tortoise who visited his in-law's house and messed himself up with a mess of hot pottage in the sitting room.
*Section A*
*No2*
Faceless begins in a slum cynically christened Sodom and Gomorrah with 14-year-old Fofo narrowly escaping rape by Poison, a Street Lord and local thug. She flees to her friend Odarley where we learn that Poison controls even the shared toilets and that Fofo is constipated because all she’s had to eat is bread. The scene then shifts abruptly to the middle-class life of Kabria, a good-hearted researcher for MUTE, an NGO which is a repository for alternate stories not found in books. Kabria is harassed by her demanding children and a bone-idle husband who expects his wife to wait on him even though she is in full time work as well. (Gender relations has been a theme in many of the recent African novels I’ve read).
When Kabria and Fofo cross paths, the young girl’s back story is gradually revealed. Like her older sister Baby T., she is cast out to fend for herself by her feckless mother Maa Tsuro, and like Baby T. she becomes a prostitute. Baby T. was found brutally murdered in the marketplace in another Accra slum called Agbogbloshie, and would have become just another forgotten casualty of slum life were it not for Kabria and her friend Dina at MUTE. They enlist the help of Sylv from a community radio station, and together they confront the shocking truth about Baby T.’s short life.
No. 4
ANSWER:-
We all know how painful it is to part with something of huge value. Waking up one calm morning to realise that one's lovely kitten or cat is dead; leaves the heart with some particles of sorrow not to mention the death of a loved one.
ANSWER:-
We all know how painful it is to part with something of huge value. Waking up one calm morning to realise that one's lovely kitten or cat is dead; leaves the heart with some particles of sorrow not to mention the death of a loved one.
The sorrow and loneliness that come with bereavement is found paramount in the novel "Lonely Days" by Bayo Adebowale. A novel that discussed widowhood and it associated plights within African society (Nigeria as a case study). Yaremi among other widows suffered humiliation, intimidation and loneliness after the lost of her husband, Ajumobi.
With the help of a well chosen narrative styles; Bayo Adebowale drove his message into the heart of the readers. The author embraced such elements as climactic plot, dialect, omniscient narration, flashback, songs and poetry.
1. Climactic Plot: The events in Lonely Days flowed from beginning to end. It started with Yaremi lost her husband (Ajumobi) the widows' humiliation followed then came the attempt of forceful second marriage to the final treat of the village elders to chase Yaremi out of Kufi village for violating the village's traditional widowhood injunction.
2. Dialect: The Yoruba dialect is found at many unexpected lines of the novel's narration. Few examples are iloro, amala, kijipa, arere, owurubutu, Sokoti, hua-hua-hua, ipele, labankada, Ayan-Agalu, etc. The purpose is to support the main setting of the novel which is Kufi (a symbolism for African cultural society).
3. Omniscient Narration: Bayo Adebowale placed narration of Lonely Days in the mouth of an unknown entity, such entity saw the in and out of all events_ both physical and those happening in the minds of characters. The narrator saw when the shooting stars fell of the sky and also saw Woye making decorations off the village junks.
4. Flashback: This is a technique of bringing past events into the present. It mostly adds beauty and information to any story. Deyo told Alani how Ajumobi and himself used to hoot at each other in their various farms; in preparedness to go home. Woye also got to know about Yaremi's childhood experience through the writer's use of flashback.
5. Songs and Poetry: These other genres of literature are employed into the plot of Lonely Days. There are many instances of song in the novel. At a point, Radeke sang a traditional widow's song:
"If heaven was like going to the market in the morning
And returning home in the evening
I would have followed my husband
And run errands for him..."
"If heaven was like going to the market in the morning
And returning home in the evening
I would have followed my husband
And run errands for him..."
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