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How does Ngugi describe the drought? What images strike you as most potent? Why does he use both religious and scientific language?
The drought is one of the novel's most important symbols, indicating the inability of humans to control natural events, despite their plans. By mixing scientific and religious language, Ngugi highlights the different ways that people approach such events, trying to make sense of it in any way that they can.
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What is the effect of describing the tax officer and his armed guard at the same time as the Kiama-Kamwene Cultural Organization? What connections between them is the description implying?
Despite the rhetoric of the...
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