African Child
(CAMARA LAYE)
> This novel can be seen from five places 1. The beauty of African tradition and power: In the beauty of African tradition and power, the novel tells us about the importance of African culture and tradition. This is shown by giving the description or the tradition of the people. The snake and the mystery surrounding it prepare the readers mind to the Africa conception of super natural relationship between human beings and animals. The initiation into the society of the unit into manhood with the rites involving further reveal of Africa commitment and culture. 2.The novel also tells how Africans received and accept people into their midst or foll without stress. The child father?s kindness and open minded shows this, also the way uncle Momodu and his family treated the child living with them also shows this. The child even remark ?how he was a brother to me than an uncle? when talking to his younger uncle Sekou. 3.The novel tells us about parallel differences between African believe and culture in constract to European way of life. Kouroussa and Tindican symbolizes African setting while the school and uncle?s house in Konokry symbolizes European way of life. 4 In addition, the novel shows intermittent absence from home. The child?s schooling in Conkry separated from his family and friends. This gave the child a mixed feelings, the feelings he gets from being away from home is enough for Tindican and regular journey from France. 5.Finally it showed pampered love by the child?s mother, the cultured love shows by his father, love among the three friends and also platonic undefined love the child and Marie holds the key to the peaceful co- existence. He buttresses his point thus ?it seems to me life of Africans????.more often open to love?????The love which unites us closely to each other. -------------------------------------------------------- ---- -------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos DeleteReply
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