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InvalidGets a stroke when he hears the doctor he paid fees to train is treating freeHeavily fined. Prince KazbekiOne of the princes who ran down the warWants his unqualified nephew appointed the judgeEmbarrassed by Azdak in the mock trial and later killed on the return of the dukeQuestion 5Bertolt Bretch; The Caucasian... |
Prince KazbekiOne of the princes who ran down the warWants his unqualified nephew appointed the judgeEmbarrassed by Azdak in the mock trial and later killed on the return of the dukeQuestion 5Bertolt Bretch; The Caucasian Chalk Circle What there is shall go to those who are good for it . With illustrations from the pla... |
I In the prologue, the valley is given to the fruit governorsThey have plans to build their fruits culture to ten times its original sizeThey have prepared a plan for an irrigation projectThe farm will not only grow more fruits but could also support vineyardsThey even present calculations for the projectii Michael is ... |
Some of these challenges are discusses belowAccept any other relevant introductionCONTENT i She sacrifices the little she has in order to sustain Michael. She buys milk exorbitantly ii She is forced to come up with ingenuinenes way of eluding the red shirts who are after him. She knocks one of them down with a piece of... |
TABLE OF CONTENTPREFACE23CHAPTER ONE 44SYNOPSIS OFBLOSSOMSOFTHESAVANNAH 4CHAPTER SUMMARIES5CHAPTER TWO1818CHAPTER THREE 40THEMES4064CHAPTER FOUR 65LANGUAGE ANDSTYLE 65CHAPTER SIX 9191PREFACEThis study guide provides a detailed analysis of the novel BlossomsoftheSavannah. The analysis is aimed at preparing KCSE candidat... |
He authored Itispossiblein 1971, HowTobecameaManin 1972 and BanditsofKibiin 1999. In BanditsofKibi, he created scenes which came out during the Post-Election Violence in 2007 after the disputed elections. CHAPTER ONESYNOPSIS AND SUMMARIES OF CHAPTERSSYNOPSIS OF BLOSSOMSOFTHESAVANNAHThe novel begins as Kaelo, his wife, ... |
Kaelo opens an agricultural shop and enters into business contracts through Oloisudori who is conversant with shady businesses. Oloisudori s aim is to exploite Kaelo. After realizing that Kaelo has beautiful daughters, he chooses to marry one and organize for the other one to be married by his friend instead of extorti... |
While managing the ranch, Minik meets a new challenge in which the powerful in the government are threatening to close the ranch. However, Minik, the foresighted planner ensures the survival of the ranch. Resian learns of the unfortunate death of Joseph Parmuat. He is killed in his mission of saving Taiyo from a group ... |
The retrenchment has triggered ambition to work so as to be rich. A few kilometers to Nasila one lorry breaks down but soon it is fixed and the family reach uncle Simiren s homestead where they are welcomed warmly. It is now thirty years since Ole Kaelo left Nasila for Nakuru. In all this time he has been away, uncle S... |
The Kaelo s are elated by the new house. In a flashback Mama Milanoi remembers how she was married by Kaelo while she was eighteen and Kaelo twenty four years old. The couple has enjoyed peace generally since then but since she does not have a son, Mama Milanoi feels she has failed Kaelo. In a dialogue, we learn that T... |
CHAPTER 5: DEPRESSED ONETaiyo and Resian are distressed. Resian feels Taiyo is taking too long before broaching the issue of their university studies with their father. The issue of FGM makes the two girls have a sleepless night. Taiyo is also disturbed by the cultural law that does not allow her relationship with Jose... |
In a defiant mood, Resian expresses her mind on the subject of unfair men towards women. Surprisingly and daringly, she portrays the defiance to her aunt, mother and Resian. The listeners are deeply embarrassed. Aunt Botorr says Resian has a bad spirit that can only be treated through circumcision. Taiyo s questions wh... |
Due to the revelation, the girls fear for their father. When Oloisudori leaves, the countenance of Kaelo and Mama Milanoi changes; they are absent-minded and aloof even though Kaelo insists that everything is in control. Mama Milanoi even burns rice without realizing it. CHAPTER 8: TROUBLED COUPLEOloisudori s cruel dem... |
Taiyo and Resian question the rigidity of Nasila culture and traditions. They question some negative practices like F.G.M Joseph clarifies that culture had dropped some negative practices like throwing the dead and the dying to the hyenas, abandoning very old and ill in deserted homesteads. In a flashback, Taiyo accoun... |
Their father storms out of the house while their mother asks them to go to Simiren s house to have a change of environment. The girls are heartily welcomed at their uncle s home and that enables them to settle very fast. They get used to the communal and polygamous running of affairs at their uncle s home. They learn v... |
The search party comes across the two culprits who ran and fall under the feet of two old men begging for mercy. According to Nasila culture, a man is spared of any crime if he hides his head between the legs of an old man. Nevertheless, they are clobbered, slapped and kicked by Kaelo and his men. It is realized after ... |
She knows her father biasness in treating his daughters. She thinks that the current demand from his father would make him hate her more. She blames the new culture that her father has immersed himself into as the cause of all her problems. Traditionally, a girl was shielded from men and it was rare for a girl to inter... |
However, she must undergo circumcision before he can marry her. Ole Kaelo regards Resian lucky and hopes his other daughter would find such a rich man who could give him generous dowry. Ole Kaelo reminisces his journey with his wife to Oloisudori s palatial home in Naivasha with pleasure. He still remembers with awe th... |
Their bitter exchange attracts a crowd outside the shop. Resian leaves in hurry and heads to the river where she contemplates committing suicide. Just then, Olarinkoi comes to what seems to be her rescue. She tells her that Oloisudori men are looking for her all over and that he can help her reach Minik s ranch. Resian... |
When consciousness returns, Resian realizes she was in a bed covered with bloody rags and naked. She begins to have recollection of what happened but cannot go beyond biting Olarinkoi s thumb. She faints again and sees alternating images of both Olarinkoi and Oloisudori. When she regains consciousness, she notices anot... |
He discloses that they plan to have her circumcised in two days time so that he can marry her. After the revelation, Resian realizes that her only hope is in Nabaru. She waits for her eagerly but does not come that evening. She has a dream in which she fights the enkamurataniwho wants to circumcise her, enkoiboniand wh... |
After bathing, she tells Minik the events leading to her present state. She discloses she has always admired Minik, wanted to meet her and wanted to study veterinary medicine which Minik herself did at Makerere University. She also tells her that she would like to join her in the fight against FGM. Minik observes that ... |
Taiyo fully recovers, she and her sister discuss their dark past events. They blame their mother for accepting to agree to everything their father said. They vow not to be subservient to their male counterparts. They also blame women for the perpetuation of F.G.M arguing that if all women said no to the practice, men w... |
On 5th September the following day, Resian and Taiyo are full of happy sensation as they climb the four wheel drive vehicle belonging to Minik to go to Egerton University, their Nirvana. They think of ways to repay Minik for her kindness but all in all agree that it is well that ends well. CHAPTER TWOCHARACTERS AND CHA... |
Taiyo tells Resian they hurry to the lorry before father spoils their day with his sharp tongue p. 5 . He also denies Resian a chance to go to the university saying her education is enough yet his aim is to enjoy the money p.207 . He terms Resian as stupid and myopic for insisting on going to school. P.207 . His daught... |
He wonders where in the world they fetched that awkward, overblown, stupid Resian. P.40 . When they make an accident with Resian at the door he curses, Have you run amok? P.96 . This is a disregard of the delicate emotional little girl. He brutally slaps Resian for not co-operating with Oloisudori p.209 He gets dowry f... |
But when he gets the second girl, he is disappointed. He detests Resian since then p.10 . When he sees Joseph talking to her daughter, he refers her to Mama Milanoi s daughter p .48 yet we know she belongs to both her father and mother but since he considers the gesture embarrassing he does not wish to be associated wi... |
He has only one wife and two daughters even when men have many wives and many children. He builds a modern stone house for his family with red tiles p.27 . His shop in Nasila is also furnished tastefully to attract high-class customers. TraitorousThough a parent to Resian and Taiyo he betrays them. He does not provide ... |
StubbornHe stubbornly denies his daughters a chance to study at the university. Taiyo comments You know the stubbornness of father p. 4 . SycophanticWhen Oloisudori visits, Kaelo stands in order to please him. P.177 . He seems to be worshipping riches and wealth. JealousHe is hurt because Simiren is more appreciated an... |
She knows he does not like having his plans delayed. She observes intelligently that culture and traditions are never static but by being dynamic, culture sheds off aspects that are irrelevant p.127 . SympatheticShe sympathizes with the loaders who are receiving stern instructions from Kaelo her father. P.1 She had mad... |
She could also be afraid of relocating to a rural town. She is not willing to part with her boyfriend from Nakuru, Lenjir p.3 . When she realizes her relationship with Joseph Parmuat is highly hindered by traditions, she weeps herself dry p.56 . ResponsibleShe holds Resian s cheek and registers that she has been devote... |
OptimisticShe hopes that the new shop will succeed. She says Nasila is an Agricultural area and fertilizer and other inputs will be in high demand p.4 . She hopes one day they will go to Egerton University p.4 . AssertiveShe tells the young man who accosts them We are not the kind of women you have in mind. P.19 . With... |
She fails to see any difference between the ancient Ilarinkon from the current Ilarinkon p.91 . She questions the intruding tendency by Nasilan s into their house p.91 . She initially questions the significance of Kaelo Oloisudori relationship p.98 . Firm Determined ResoluteEven when told of their new shop she clearly ... |
She is most attracted to bold personalities like Minik and Prof. Wangari Maathai p.250 . Nabaru confirms to us that Resian is a brave girl p.253 . Resian inspires the old lady Nabaru with her boldness so that she walks a long distance to organize for a lorry to take them to the ranch. Dr. Minik congratulates Resian for... |
She resentfully asks what is wrong with being born a woman. P.205 . She contemplates suicide after her plan to go to the university is cancelled by her father p.210 . RemorsefulWhen she becomes clumsy and almost breaks the glass she apologizes to her father p.40 . When chided by her mother against using rude words towa... |
She persuades the young man accosting them not to harm them, Taiyo Resian p.18 . Sarcastic Wiser indeed! Jeered Resian. P.72 .She mocks her father s words that Joseph will teach them. When asked by her father why she has left her guest Oloisudori alone in the house, she sarcastically answers, I left him at home enjoyin... |
She also immensely develops dialogue as a style as well as the plot of the novel. Mama Jane MilanoiShe is the wife to Kaelo and mother to Taiyo and Resian. Meek SubmissiveShe says she did not resist Kaelo s marriage for traditions did not allow any resistance p.2 . She prays God to open her womb so that she can bear a ... |
On learning that Oloisudori intends to marry one of her daughters she cries with pain. P.113 . Like a woman in labour, the story about selling Resian to Oloisudori highly hurts her p.193 . Evasive ElusiveShe avoids the girls demand to be taken to university p.8 . Even when the girls make this request she lingers. Mama ... |
He has always accepted his position to be subordinate p. 12 . Even when he has four wives and sixteen children while his brother has only one wife and two children he remains humble p.12 . When Ole Kaelo returns to Nasila, he humbly expects that Kaelo will take up his role as the eldest brother p.12 When Kaelo gets enr... |
SincereWhen she finds Taiyo and Resian doing house chores she genuinely praises them p.76 . Soin Ole SupeyoHe is a respected elder of Ilmolelian clan, a longtime friend to Ole Kaelo as well as his mentor. HonestHe honestly tells Ole Kaelo how much corrupt Oloisudori is and warns him sarcastically against him p.26 . He ... |
She authoritatively makes it clear that Oloisudori and his group did not have a right to receive any invitation letter to the party p.282 . She advises Oloisudori to leave the ranch in an angry tone p.283 . Generous HelpfulShe helps Resian and Taiyo get admission letters to Egerton University. She gives Resian a house ... |
Resian certainly felt the fingers of his lifted hand graze the fullness of her breast p.93 . While in Kaelo s house, Oloisudori s eyes drop from face to Resian s bosom p.203 . Kaelo is advised to keep off his daughters from him. CunningHe brings gifts to the girls without telling them he is also paying their dowry p.17... |
Oloisudori is essential in the novel for he helps in creation of the theme of materialism greed. The author uses him to create irony as a stylistic device. Joseph ParmuatHe is a teacher in primary school and trainer of Taiyo and Resian on traditional dances. He is in love with Taiyo but traditions restrain the relation... |
Intelligent InformedHe observes that Maa culture has already shed off some traditional practices like throwing of the dead and the dying to hyenas, abandoning very old and terminally ill people to animals. P.128 . He observes how Nasila culture is violent once its sensibilities are violated p.132 . PatrioticAlthough th... |
His age and position as an elder as well as a prophet make him stand a better position in religion and culture. He also signals future and hope in Taiyo through his prophecy. PatrioticHe advises Maa elders to cut loose the strings of alien culture from Ole Kaelo p.52 . OlarinkoiHe is the young Maasai man who stays at K... |
Beastly bitterHe rapes Resian while drunk p.221 . He promises to do something nasty to Nabaru in case she returns after taking Resian to the ranch. P.249 . He strongly believes that Nabaru and Resian will be followed by a curse p.249 . Olarinkoi is important as far as suspense is concerned. The author uses him to creat... |
She calls her names for being uncircumcised. She says Resian is not yet a woman because she is not circumcised p.228 . She shamelessly uncovers Resian s stomach to check whether she is pregnant p.235 . SarcasticShe remarks sarcastically, We have been trying to feed you from your bed with a silver spoon. This is not tru... |
Positive aspects of culture in Nasila are important in holding people together. There are many aspects of Nasilian culture which are positive. The songs the young people and children sing during Ole Kaelo s homecoming ceremony attest to the rich Maa culture. The narrator says, From the children s performance, it was ev... |
All Ilmolelian men join him in pursuing the men and meting punishment on them. He is not left alone to deal with the matter. During Ole Kaelo s homecoming ceremony, young men and women from the clan work together to make the day successful. Ole Kaelo is touched after discovering that brotherhood, honour and selflessnes... |
A case in point is where an old man got infatuated by a girl of fourteen years. When women realized it, they attacked the man, stripped him naked and beat him up to death. That served as a detractor to any other man who would harbor such intentions. Mama Milanoi wonders where such good aspects of Nasila culture had gon... |
When it was discovered several years back, it was to find a lasting solution to the exploitation of the Maa women by the Ilarinkon warriors. That gave birth to enkamuratani the female circumciser . And her Olmurunyawas shaped, sharpened and handed to her p.87 . Mama Milanoi also affirms the origin of this cultural prac... |
This was not the original reason why F.G.M was invented but the practice has been maintained to purportedly keep women faithful. F.G.M is so highly regarded that no girl would get married before getting circumcised. Such a girl was derogatorily referred to as entaapaiand her family was not spared ridicule. To make matt... |
Its major negative effect is that it offered no privacy to those who needed it. Taiyo and Resian realize that in Nasila, home belonged to all members of the clan. We are told It was not an unusual thing to get up in the morning to find the living room full of men and women who came that early to share a sumptuous break... |
She undergoes several challenges in order to overcome this plan. When she escapes from Oloisudori s net, she is subjected to another forced marriage to Olarinkoi but she also escapes it. Taiyo is also not spared the practice. She is forcefully circumcised in order to be handed over to Oloisudori as a wife, although she... |
Ole Kaelo has also alienated himself from his culture by marrying only one wife while the community allows polygamy. He is likened to a mono-eyed giant who stood on legs of straw p.13 . He is in constant clash with the Nasila culture which if he adhered to; he would not give his daughters to an old man like Oloisudori.... |
Theirs was a mutant of another kind p.118 . Education is one of the causes of alienation. The Kaelo s, for instance, want their daughters educated but at the same time are wary of the influence of education on them. We are told that the sons of Nasila who got educated got alienated and hardly came back home p.150 . The... |
Mama Milanoi is torn between yielding her daughters to the barbaric culture and losing their faith, love and confidence and going against Nasila culture and becoming an alien in the clan. She fears doing anything that would wrong her husband and hence chooses to tread carefully around the matter. She comes out as a wea... |
He is torn between marrying his daughter Resian to Oloisudori or turning down his request, thereby losing his business. He keeps wondering what sort of a man Oloisudori is and at some point, he has to assure himself that he is a morally upright man so that he can marry his daughter to him p.194 . FEMALE ASSERTIVENESSAt... |
Women who have undergone F.G.M such as Minik and Nabaru agree that they are not different human beings hence downplaying its importance. Resian is opposed to cultural coaching by Joseph Parmuat. Her father observes that though they may find some cultural demands detestable, it is such practices that nurtured and bound ... |
She flatly rejects Oloisudori s plans to marry her saying, You are stark mad if you think I am your wife. I can only be your wife over my dead body p.204 . She boldly tells her father that she would rather die than get married to a monster p.209 . When Resian is abducted by Olarinkoi, she continues in her fighting and ... |
These vices, allegedly associated with him, point at his moral deficiency. When Ole Kaelo asks his friend Supeyo if Oloisudori is a man of integrity, he replies, Don t trust him any further than you would a hyena in your homestead keep the fellow away from your daughters p.26 . When Oloisudori meets Resian for the firs... |
Apart from Oloisudori, there are many other morally rotten characters in the novel such as Olarinkoi warriors, Olarinkoi, and enkoiboni. The Olarinkoi warriors, who subdued the Maa for long, are morally rotten. They forced the Maa women to compose lewd songs which they had to perform in the most outrageous and indecent... |
On page one, we are told that Ole Kaelo refused to allow his daughter Taiyo to travel to Mombasa with other young men and women selected by an FM radio station for a music extravaganza pp.1-2 . He refused to allow her saying that no daughter of his would so demean herself and her family as to perform in public in excha... |
He goes on Look at the way you slouch I ll not be surprised if you soon become a hunchback p.64 . Even her mother fails Resian for we are told: Even stranger was their mother s failure to come to Resian s defense. It was as if her motherly instincts could not extend her protective wings to cover Resian. Seeing her pare... |
He confirms the plan to marry her off to his friend Oloisudori and also shatters Resian s dream of enrolling as a student at Egerton University. He tells her: I thought about it alright, but decided that I am not sending you there! P.207 . This discovery makes her cry, accusing her father of hatred and betrayal by betr... |
This is but a dream p.30 . Taiyo says that the house is magnificent while Resian exclaims she had never seen anything like it before p.31 .He has furnished his shop at Nasila extravagantly. We are told It was splendid, large and well stocked. The d cor was discreetly and fashionably done while taking into consideration... |
P.178 . He also hands over a briefcase to Ole Kaelo which is later revealed to have contained a half a million shillings p.188 . Despite these ugly businesses, Ole Kaelo still deals with him in order to save his business from collapsing. He is not sure whether Oloisudori does not belong to a cult that thrived on blackm... |
When Ole Kaelo visits one of the homes of Oloisudori and the house he is building for Resian, he falls instantly in love with the might of wealth that he witnesses. Ole Kaelo s house is lavishly furnished and the writer says it must have been done by a person whose mind must have been preoccupied by the need to be show... |
Resian s determination to go to university from the beginning of the novel to the time her dream is achieved is remarkable. This determination is seen from the time they are in Nakuru to when they relocate to Nasila. As her father and family is busy packing so that they can go to their rural home in Nasila, she tells h... |
She says, If I don t die and live to be eighty, I will still go to the university. I ll go to Egerton University, Papaai I hope you will be there to witness my graduation p.210 .Even in her dream while held captive by Olarinkoi at his hut, she has a dream that showcases her gallant and determined nature. She was determ... |
When Taiyo and Resian are about to be assaulted sexually by two men, we are told, Suddenly and unexpectedly, a third man sprang out of the bushes like a ghost p.141 . This man is Olarinkoi and he is the one that saves them by fighting the two men. The girls cannot imagine what would have happened to them if he had not ... |
Taiyo is rescued from the hands of her circumcisers by Minik. Both Nabaru and Minik are very instrumental in the physical and psychological healing of the two girls. We are told that with Nabaru s nursing care, Minik s encouragement and counseling sessions from a teacher from Intapuka-e-Maa school, Taiyo is able to ful... |
He orders: You have to be there it is important to me that you are there p.171 . Olarinkoi s chauvinism is seen in his changed attitude towards Resian when he takes her to his house far from Nasila. He tells her, You woman You can either cook or keep standing stupidly or die of hunger and Resian stared at the man who s... |
She refuses to be drawn into the discussion about the coaching of her daughters by Joseph saying It was Taiyo s father s territory p.56 .Mama Milanoi cannot oppose him for in her culture there was no room for dissent, especially if the subject was in conformity with the culture p.61 . In this society, women had no say.... |
This came as a thunderbolt at midday p.7 . The environment in Kaelo s new home in Nasila is different from that in their urban home in Nakuru. Taiyo and Resian are woken up the first day in Nasila by a lively chatter of birds in the trees surrounding the house What a contrast to what they were used to in Nakuru! P.14 .... |
Theirs was a mutant of another kind p.118 . Indeed, Resian best exemplifies the epitome of this new undefined culture. Joseph Parmuat observes that Individualism, petty jealousy and lack of trust killed that once important aspect of Nasila culture p.127 . The individualism of the likes of Ole Kaelo and Oloisudori are v... |
206-210 and when this aborts, he turns to his favorite daughter Taiyo but not before he has her forcefully circumcised p.273 . The hitherto good and peaceful family especially when he was in Nakuru has fallen apart at the end of the novel due to his greed for wealth. In the traditional Nasilian culture, love is not ent... |
Their culture does not allow inter-culture marriage but nonetheless, she falls in love with Joseph Parmuat, who belongs to her own clan and hence they are not allowed to marry. Taiyo is assertive enough for she is the one who approaches Joseph saying, I know you are in love with me the way I am in love with you p.133 .... |
Then she fainted. When she came to, two days later, she was sore, bitter and angry p.273 . RELIGION AND SUPERSTITIONSDuring the homecoming party of Ole Kaelo, an elder is expected to bless his home before Ole Kaelo can be received back in Nasila. We are told The elders would also bless the wife, children and property t... |
Going by that, it is evident that her prophecies and predictions are true p.232 . As Nabaru and Resian escape from Olarinkoi, Olarinkoi curses her saying, My mother s curse will find you there p.249 . He also boasts that his mother s predictions always come to pass p.250 . WOMEN AS THEIR OWN ENEMIESMuch as the modern w... |
She is planning to have Resian circumcised before she can be married by her son. The three women that Taiyo composes a song to ridicule also serve in oppressing women. We are told that they collaborated with men to oppress women p.153 . WAR VIOLENCEThe traditional Maa community in which the novel is set takes pride in ... |
Finally, this man dies and the women feel satisfied that they have avenged their anger. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON THEMESExplain four good aspects of Nasilian culture. Discuss four cases of culture conflict in the novel BlossomsoftheSavannah. Identify and illustrate instances of alienation in the novel. Determination is t... |
The description helps in showing the generous nature of Kaelo as well as his meticulous planning abilities. Life at Nasila is vividly described the intermittent crowing of roosters a rare atmosphere of tranquility and serenity... p.14 . The description is used to contrast the peaceful mood of the rural Nasila and the u... |
Finding a log underneath it, she sank down her shoulders drooping It shows Oloisudori s insensitive character. The journey by Oloisudori and the couple is vividly described p. 190,191 . It shows Oloisudori s cunning and scheming character. The journey by Resian, Olarinkoi and the pick-up driver is vividly described to ... |
This simile shows the apprehensive mood in which the girls are in after they are accosted by the callous young man. Mama Milanoi says her husband had bullied and scolded her like half-witted child p.29 . This shows how Kaelo considered her as a child. It also reveals the low position of a wife in a Maa family. Uncle Si... |
After the heinous act by Olarinkoi on Resian, rape, the sun is described as a bowl of red p.226 . PersonificationIt is a stylistic device in which a novelist uses human attributes on non-living things with significance to the novel. For instance Nakuru is described as That beloved town that was the mother of all flamin... |
It also shows yeiyo-botorr as conservative. The dialogue between Taiyo, Resian and yeiyo-Kitigives the girls more information about Minik Nkoitoi and adds curiosity on the part of the girls to see her in the future p.151 . On the other hand, the heated dialogue between Kaelo and Resian p. 210, 211 brings out Kaelo s ch... |
Mama Milanoi flashes back when an old man like Oloisudori would not have been allowed by culture to marry young girls. P.114 .in such a case Mama Milanoi would have appealed to an elder s court which would rule him out of elders. It would also fine him. IronyThis stylistic device entails a writer depicting what is cont... |
It is ironical that mama Milanoi feels she has failed in giving Kaelo a son and even praises and praise God for a baby boy p.29 .It is ironical that the idea of Enkamurataniand Olmurunyawas hatched by women themselves p.87 . Many years later this practice becomes a source of humiliation and pain to the female populatio... |
They leave behind Oloisudori s burnt vehicles. It symbolizes their victory over Oloisudori s army, patriarchy, FGM and stereotype. Local DialectIt involves the use of Maasai and Swahili words in the novel by the author. The usage enriches the setting of the fiction; the Maasai geographical area of settlement and the ru... |
The meaning of these Maasai and Kiswahiliwords has been provided in the text or in the glossary of terms at the end of the novel. ForeshadowIt is a stylistic device in which something ominous is signaled to happen in the future. Mama Milanoi experiences a pang of strange premonition that twists her nerves unpleasantly ... |
P.49 . This is about the growing love between Taiyo and Joseph. Nabaru argues on page 277, if the Enkamuratanithrew away the olmurunyaand refused to wield it again, what would happen? It is a call for women s awakening to rise to the occasion and fight F.G.M. Oral Literature DevicesNarrativesKaelo had learnt that Odomo... |
It also reveals women assertiveness and readiness to fight oppressive cultural practices as well as song of hope, victory and equality. ProverbsThey are short statements laden with a deep meaning. They are mostly used by the elderly people as a measure of wisdom and experience. Ole Kaelo on p.25 says, The man with the ... |
The readers remain in suspense for long as to whether Resian will agree to be married by Oloisudori or not. They also keep reading and to see whether she will be circumcised by force by Olarinkoi s mother and be married by Olarinkoi as his mother had prophesied. DreamKaelo has a dream in which Resian consents to marria... |
Joseph in the novel finally sacrifices by dying for the sake of Taiyo. CHAPTER FIVESAMPLE AND PRACTICE EXCERPTSSAMPLE EXCERPTS1. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow. No Joseph, she said in an infantile whimper. I can t bear that we can t express the love that we have for one another because of s... |
You are stark mad if you think I am your wife. I can only be your wife over my dead body. Yes, you and my father can kill me and carry my dead body to your palatial home. He was stunned by those harsh words. He winced as if he had been struck. Then already harsh line of his mouth tightened and he stood tense for a mome... |
3mks . How does the writer utilize irony in this excerpt? 3mks You are my wife from now henceforth Rewrite in the reported speech. 1mk Explain the meaning of the following words 4mks a PamperedDisgustMadPalatial7. What happens immediately after this extract? 3mks 3. Read the following excerpt and answer the questions t... |
She would ask Joseph Parmuat, to assist her compose a song in her praise. She had already put words to a tune she had composed to ridicule the three women who she thought collaborated with men to oppress the women folk. They were Nasila s three blind mice who, she thought, did not seem to know that the world was changi... |
His eyes held hers as he smiled broadly. That s it! She thought triumphantly. That must be it! You and I have not discussed important issues for a long time, he said with a friendly chuckle that was intended to bring her closer to him. I thought today would be the best day to break the news. Your future is very importa... |
Apprehensively ii . Sit a mile away iii . Hold herself iv . AgitatedANSWERS TO SAMPLE EXTRACTSSample excerpt 1Taiyo visits Joseph s bachelor house. She expresses her infatuation. Joseph feels infatuated too. She sobs uncontrollablyJoseph is responsible. He has self-control aimed at preventing the duo from messing up. H... |
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