QUESION
Answer one question from any of the texts in
this section
Each question carries 30 marks
Amma darko: faceless
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1 ) . Discuss the character and role of creamy in
the text
2) . With adequate textual references , discuss
any three narrative devices in the novel
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Bayo adebowale : Lonely Days
3 ) . Discuss any three themes in the novel.
4) . Give a detailed account of widows '
afflictions portrayed in the text
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SECTION II
NON- AFRICAN PROSE
answer one question from any of the texts in
this section .
Each question carries 30 marks .
Horace walpole :
the castle of Otranto
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5 ) . Discuss the use of irony in the novel .
6 ) . Give a detailed account of the wedding of
Conrad as presented in the text
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Richard wright :
Native son
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7 ) . Give an account of the activities of the
crowd during bugger ' s trial
8 ) . Write on the character of Mary Dalton and
her significance in the novel.
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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 hangsin 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
Isabel
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