the author takes us to the African village of his childhood. The Dark Child is an autobiography from the life of Camara Laye’s youth in the village of Kouroussa‚ Guinea. The Dark Child was the author’s first work. The author begins the book with a very special contribute to his mother. He speaks upon his strong relationship his mother and he shared. Laye was raised by his mother so they shared a strong bond. His father on the other hand was a father to the village that Laye grew up in. In The Dark
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then. He was an adorable little child. All the villagers had a soft spot for Kusai‚ as he was the youngest child in the village and every parent dotes on him as their own‚ not to mention he was also the apple of his parent’s eyes. Kusai smiled bashfully as he turned back to look at Grandmother Willow. She was going to tell them the final story of the night before the village men put out the bonfire. Grandmother Willow told all the little children of the Mazda tribe in Queensland stories every
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Missilin By Chitra Fernando Theme of exploitation Chitra Fernando’s short story‚ “Missilin” presents the story of a woman who is continuously exploited by a series of characters. 1. First of all‚ the astrologer claims that if she stays in the village‚ she will face a lot of problems‚ “‘Apoi! Her head is like the Fort railway station. She may even go mad! Or else a serious illness will result from a chest affliction.’ He advised the wearing of a gold talisman‚ the recital of benedictory stanzas
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In the story "Dead Men ’s Path" Chinua Achebe describe the controversy between tradition and modernization in the school of Ndume. Michael Obi is the main character of this story. He is confronted with the villagers and their resistance to change. All the characters go through different changes according to their belief. The theme between the main character and the rest of the characters is controversial. Because Michael is aims with intellectual arrogance‚ and the villagers with resistance to change
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There were dark‚ rolling clouds overhead‚ and in the air the heavy‚ oppressive sense of thunder. A south westerly wind gusted against the villagers faces bringing with it turbulent waves of withered leaves. Henriques’ men galloped into the forest. The sound of hooves against the rough ground imitated a palpitating heart. The villagers marched in line with Henriques’ horse as if in a military parade but smaller in numbers. The horses came to an abrupt halt. “Show yourselves!” Henriques exclaimed
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Life was a bed of roses for the villagers of Kampung Desa until a gang of robbers had fled from a police station near the village recently. They were on the most wanted list by the police since they had harmed victims before. Ever since their getaway‚ there had been abundant of reports involving robbery occurring in Kampung Desa. Most victims were unable to identify the culprits because they were wearing masks. The villagers of Kampung Desa had been warned by the police to stay on guard at all
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other villages and people in a large region. Because it allowed people to live in one place and not move around to find food such as animals and berries‚ they were able to build houses and start communities. It was the beginning of civilization. They developed advance water systems to water their crops. Villages banned together against natural disasters such as floods‚ draughts‚ and attacks on their villages. They also came together to create rules and laws to help govern their villages. People
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annual ritual in which every family in the village puts their name into a black box and a single name is drawn‚ signifying the village member who will be stoned. Through this story‚ Jackson is able to express his theme that old traditions in society should not remain merely because of fear and habit‚ but rather must be evaluated according to the needs and
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Melissa Smith Yoruba 12-3-12 Narrow Path In Tunde Kelani’s The Narrow Path‚ the story follows a woman by the name of Awero. In her village she is considered very beautiful. She has come of age to be married and she begin considering her options on marriage. Awero is courted by two men. One is a hunter from the Agbade village‚ and one is a goldsmith from Aku village. Both of these men wish to have her hand in marriage and they both have their own approach to try and win over Awero. The hunter focuses
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Urbanisation causes changes in the living conditions under which people live and work. Especially in developing countries‚ this often leads to adverse living conditions (see introductory remarks in Section 1.2.5). In the particular setting of urbanising villages‚ there are places where chaotic urbanisation and industrialisation causes hardship‚ particularly for local residents. This is not the whole story‚ however. There are also many positive effects of urbanisation: improving housing conditions‚ better
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