A Grain of Wheat
Ngugi wa thiongo's grain of wheat
How is the grain of wheat relevant to ngugi wa thiongo's main thematic concern of liberalization
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Thiong'o uses "grains" of wheat as a symbol in the text. Mugo and Kihika are "grains of wheat", which symbolizes their seeming insignificance with its concomitant reality. Their deaths and subsequent plantings brings about unity, healing, and strengths for the community as a whole.
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