Midsummer Characters

Midsummer Character List

Night - “Night in the Gardens of Port of Spain”

The “Night is the Gardens of Port Spain” is personified. It takes the form of a person of African descent due to its blackness.

Corpses - “A Far Cry from Africa”

The speaker observes, “Corpses are scattered through a paradise.” The corpses signify the individuals who were killed in the quest to fight for independence in Kenya for Kikuyu is situated in Kenya.

Jonah - The Sea Is History

Jonah is Biblical figure who is part of the history that the sea exemplifies.

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