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Is Waiyaki a tragic hero? If so, what leads to his downfall, and which person (or abstract force) is the most likely antagonist? Include at least three examples from the text to support your analysis.
What role does romance play in highlighting the novel’s focus on cultural and communal preservation?
To what extent are the novel’s events portrayed to be fated and inevitable? Who has the most agency in the novel, and who is the most deeply trapped by doctrine or cultural expectations?
By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
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A Meeting In The Dark
A Meeting In The Dark
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Decolonising the Mind
Decolonising the Mind: the Politics of Language in African Literature
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Devil on the Cross
Devil on the Cross
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Dreams in a Time of War
Dreams in a Time of War
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I Will Marry When I Want
I Will Marry When I Want
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Matigari
Matigari
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Petals of Blood
Petals of Blood
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Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Wizard of the Crow
Wizard of the Crow
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