The River Between

Identify types of sentences used in the River between

The River Between uses multiple sentence structuring techniques and point of views used by Ngugi wa Thiong'o.Identify

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This is a pretty detailed question for this short space. I can give you a general comment on style. The story is laced with symbolism and the story line greatly resembles the story of Jesus' crucifixion. The lore of the region as told by Chege is that there will be a savior and that sets the stage for a series of similarities between this story and the story of Jesus Christ. When Waiyaki, who some believed to be the savior, finds himself weary of the ongoing strife and dreading the battle he knows is imminent, he goes alone to a quiet place to seek guidance, and there comes to some conclusions. Then he returns to face an angry crowd. Kinuthia plays the role of Peter, Jesus' disciple, in this story, having vowed to stand by his friend and then fearing that if Waiyaki doesn't return to face the charges, he'll be attacked. When it's evident that Waiyaki isn't going to escape the punishment, Kinuthia slips into the crowd to avoid recognition as Waiyaki's friend. Finally, there are the people who are given the opportunity to set Waiyaki free but who turn his fate over to an elite group of elders who do not have the best interests of the people at heart.