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SECTION A
AFRICAN PROSE
ANSWER ONE QUESTION
each questions carry 30 marks
Amma Darko;faceless
1. Discus the character and role of
creamy in the text .
2. With adequate textual reference ,
discuss any three narrative devices in
the novel.
Bayo dabowale; lonely days.
3. Discus any three themes in the
novel .
4.give a detailed accounts of widow's
afflictions portrayed in the text .
SECTION B
NONE- AFRICAN PROSE
ANSWER ONE QUESTION
each questions carry 30 marks
Horace walepole: the castle of Otranto
5.discus the use of irony in the novel
6.give a detailed account of the
wedding of conrad as presented in the
text.
Richard wright ; native son
7.give an account of the activities of
the crowed during bigger's trail
8.write on the character of Mary
dalton and er significant in the novel
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Literature in English
No 3)
i)THEME OF LONELINESS AND
WIDOWHOOD
This is the most dominant theme of
the novel in which Bayo uses Yaremi
and other widows to paint the pictures
of loneliness and adverse conditions
associated with widowhood.The
sudden exit of Ajumobi leaves Yaremi
in outer loneliness.As a widow, Yaremi
is faced with both domestic and
societal challenges.She talks and walks
alone unlike when her bosom
companion is alive who always
cherishes and plays with Yaremi.With
the marriage of Yaremi's two
daughters and long stay of her only
son in the city of Ibadan, her state of
loneliness is worsen.She has neither
children nor husband to share her
feelings with both in the day or in the
night.
The presence of Woye in Yaremi's
house partially breaks her moments of
solitude, yet she is psychologically
lonely in that most of her ideas die
inside her without second thought
from anyone.Apart from Yaremi,
Dedewe, Fayoyin and Radeke share
their unique experiences of
widowhood respectively.As
widows,they are dehumarized above
the permission of good
conscience.Also, they are lured and
forced into second marriage as
legalized by the widows' traditional
injunction of Kufi Land.When Yaremi
defies the cap-taking ritual; she is
totally rejected by everyone;both
men and women avoid her "like a
leper".Judging from what has befallen
Yaremi, she has come to "a most
painful continuation of her realization
that it is going to be a lonely days".
ii) THEME OF TRADITIONALISM AND
SPIRUTUALISM
The theory of traditionalism is a
belief that customs and traditions are
more important for a society than
modern ideas while spiritualism
emphasizes a kind of belief that
people who have died can send
message to living people, usually
through a medium.These two beliefs
are well prominent in the
novel.Yaremi being a women of
neccessity is tied with these
ideologies, thereby, she is being
forced by tradition to go for a second
marriage without options of choice
and self determination.By the reason
of traditional bottleneck,Lanwa is to
inherit Yaremi as a second wife
reasoning from the fact that he is
Ajumobi's half brother.
More so, the novel unveils the belief
of spiritualism in the relationship of
Ajumobi and Yaremi after his
death.There are evidences in the
novel where Ajumobi is conversing
with Yaremi in dreams.The
appearance of Ajumobi in many places
in the novel shows the faith of the
village in spiritualism.In addition, Kufi
people are habituated to celebrating
their ancestral gods and reverencing
them.Thus, however, typifies
spiritualism.
iii) THEME OF VICTIMIZATION AND
INHUMANITY
It is not an over statement to say
that widows in Kufi village are inside
the hot pot of
victimization.Consequent upon the
death of their husbands,their simple
lives are torn apart.They live under
the mercy of their husbands' relatives
and inhuman tradition that is bent on
molesting women, especially the
widows.None of the widow in the
novel goes scot-free from their male-
superiors.Dedewi for instance gushes
out blood amidst over-heated
torture.Yaremi herself is emblematic
of human abuse and supression.Her
resistance to second marriage is the
reason behind her excommunication
and abuse of her fundamental human
rights.She is not only ostracized but
her belongings are confiscated by the
village.It is expected that everybody
must frown at inhumanity and
victimization of the helpless ones
around rather we must embrace one
another in love and also defend the
weaklings in our midst.
3)
i)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.
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6)
Matilda, the beautiful and good
daughter
of Manfred, is intrigued by the portrait
of
the young Alfonso the Good that
hangs in
her castle. It is clear that she longs for
someone like Alfonso in her life. She
begins to get to know Theodore when
he is imprisoned and realizes that he
is a
man of quality. Matilda has never
been close to her father and is trying
to figure out why he is so intent on
bringing Isabella back to the castle.
When all of the men leave the castle
to find Isabella, Matilda frees
Theodore and insists that he leaves
the castle to save his life. She has
noticed that Theodore resembles the
picture of the former prince, Alfonso,
and she falls in love with him.
Before Manfred can find Isabella and
force her to marry him, a huge
entourage
of knights and courtiers arrive in
search
of Isabella. One of the knights,
unbeknownst to Manfred, is Frederic,
Isabella's father. When Theodore
escapes the castle, he goes to a wood,
and finds a
cave. He accidentally meets up with
Isabella and vows to protect her. In
the
meantime, all of Manfred's men and
Vincenza, as well, are looking for
Isabella. Vincenza finds the cave, and
Theodore fights with him, nearly
mortally
wounding the man, without realizing
that
Vincenza is Isabella's father.
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No 8)
MARY DALTON
Mary is a daughter of Mr. And Mrs.
Dalton.She is born in a very wealthy
family.Her death in the novel which
Bigger is responsible for, marks the
turning point of Native Son.Mary's
character defines her as a progressive
personality as she defies social
boundaries and even her parents by
dating a communist(Jan).She is
committed to improving the lives of
the blacks both politically and
personally in America.Mary is
characterized by good intentions, but
she is too young either to commit fully
to her chosen course or to have a
complex understanding of those
people she wants to render help.
Another good character of Mary
Dalton in the novel is her sense of
hospitality; she tries to treat Bigger as
a human being, but little does she
know that Bigger might be surprised
and confused by such unpreccedented
treatment from the wealthy white
daughter who happens to be his
employer.As an anti-racist, Mary
thinks that Bigger will embrace her
friendship because to her, Bigger
simply represents a political course
she is fighting to achieve, that is
bringing racism to an end in the blacks
dominated Chicago.Through her
friendly disposition, Mary portrays a
lifestyle filled with humility, tolerance
and high rate of submissiveness which
is in sharp contrast with her father's
racial sentiments. She swallows her
personal qualities,thoughts and
background only to befriend Bigger
because he is black, which is a social
taboo to other whites racial
champions.
  In addition, Mary treats and cares for
Bigger with thoughtless racism unlike
the overt hypocrisy of her
parents.Despite all her good thoughts
and feelings for Bigger, she is tragically
murdered by the same person she
cares for(Bigger).To sum it up, Mary
in her simple life, represents a new
breed of America whose mission is
terminated by a racial victim
1. Comment on the attitude of the people of kufi towards superstition ? "Lonely days"
Answer:
*Superstitions: *The novel explains how superstitious beliefs impact on
people’s
behaviour. For instance, wives were accused of killing their husbands
because of
the belief that someone had to be responsible for every death. They also
suspected feathered creatures like birds as they were usually linked to
witchcraft.
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*2. How is Ajumobi portrays in the novel "Native Son"?*
Through Yaremi’s reminiscences, the author introduces his readers to
Ajumobi.
Ajumobi was a brave and powerful hunter who enjoyed boasting of his prowess
as a
successful hunter. In his lifetime, he was firm and had absolute control of
his household.
Ajumobi was a happy and lively man. Like most men in Kufi, he liked
drinking palmwine
in the company of friends. He was quite ambitious. Prior to his death, he
planned to
renovate his house and even take a second wife.
*Or*
*Ajumobi*
Ajumobi is Yaremi’s late husband. He was a brave hunter who loved to boast
of his
hunting prowess. He died after a brief illness. He was an ambitious man.
For instance,
prior to his death he planned to renovate his house and take a second wife.
He was short
tempered and often reacted to Yaremi’s nagging. Like other men in Kufi, he
beat Yaremi
on few occasions.
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3)
Ajumobi was a brave and powerful hunter who enjoyed boasting
of his prowess as a successful hunter.
In his lifetime, he was firm and had absolute control of his household.
Ajumobi was a happy and lively man.
Like most men in Kufi, he liked
drinking palmwine in the company of
friends. He was quite ambitious. Prior
to his death, he planned to renovate his house and even take a second
wife. Yaremi loved her husband
greatly and in spite of their many
squabbles in his lifetime, she missed
his affection and companionship.
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4)
In Kufi, wives were accused of killing their husbands because of the belief that someone had to be responsible for every death. They also suspected feathered creatures like birds as they were usually linked to witchcraft
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5)
i)Blindness
In the ancient Greek drama, Oedipus the
tragic hero is convinced he can overcome the Oracle's predication that he will unwittingly kill his father and marry his mother. He blinds himself in a fit of rage after the prophecy is fulfilled.
ii)Hubris
Is the word given to the excessive pride exhibited by the tragic hero in
ancient Greek drama, which brings about his downfall. It is hubris that ultimately causes Bigger's death. Filled with excitement after committing the
seemingly ultimate crime-killing and decapitating a white woman-Bigger puts aside his doubts and his instinctual desire to run and save himself and repeatedly returns to the scene of the crime, the Dalton house.
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6. The use of irony in the text is called situational irony. Bigger has always regarded every white person as his mortal enemy and as fake will have it,a white friend is brought his way. To him, Every white person is a symbol of oppression. On the contrary. Many Dalton is friend to bigger but bigger is ready to exhibit his disdain for white folks as the same feelings is felt towards Jan too. On the other hand, many and jam (the two I white lovers ) shows him love and friendliness which makes him ashamed of himself. Both lovers are closing so at the rock of disapproval from their own folks. The two parties are actually operating in total ignorance of the other hand situation , a condition brought about by years of unhealthy extreme opinion of the other .
It is ironical that jam,whom bigger tried blame his murder of Mary on, would later take step to free the some bigger of culpability in the crime. He is the one who brings max to Bigger to act as his counsel during his arraignment.
Another ironic situation is noticed with the respect of bigger is freedom. While restricted to a cell in prison , he feels free where as outside he feel.
OBJECTIVE
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