Ambiguous Adventure Sparknotes

Ambiguous Adventure. The title of the novel speaks for itself. “Ambiguous” has two distinctive meanings. It could be something that is unclear as well as having multiple meanings. This writing evolves around Samba Diallo. It is about Samba’s experience in which he brings change to himself and the people surrounding him. Samba is from the Diallobe aristocracy who is recognized by all to symbolize the future of his people. Therefore, the older generation is counting on him. From what we have read so far, Ambiguous Adventure is more about the conflict of culture and faith in Africa. Samba Diallo is happy at school where he is instructed how to pray and serve God, just like any good Muslim boy should. Indeed their education is quite difficult and his teacher beat him up
Considerably, the teacher acts severely with the boys who show the most promises and of course Samba is one of them. Therefore, the people in his village decided that he has to leave his village and go to a foreign school, where he will learn “the art of conquering without being in the right”. Ambiguous is the proper word for much of the situations that Samba and his people confront. In order to live and adapt into the new world, Samba must overlook the traditions and culture of his own people. The first half of the book illustrates the relationship between Africans and Europeans and how it is better for the Africans to move forward. It is also a story of faith and perhaps the loss of hope. Not a lot of things happen in the book, although that is what we look for in book. Instead, most of the text is people thinking about things that have happened or might happen or should have happen. During his adventure, Samba realizes that he has to combine aspects of both cultures and it is no easy for him to do so. At the end, Samba reflected back to his life in Africa and his worried father.