Anglo-African Literature

Week 8 - 10 Apr: wa Thiong’o

https://books.google.cz/books?id=STdvWoodW24C&pg=PP3&dq=weep+not+child&hl=sk&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlrriI_8f3AhXzSPEDHVsHA5wQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false

Read chapters 1-3. Do not mind the unavailable pages, please.

Watch the following video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXqc-8zCPE



Study questions:

What view of nationalism does the novel present?

Identify the effects of colonialism and imperialsim that the novel explores.

What stance towards anti-colonial violence does the novel take?

What marks Njoroge as a tragic hero?

Are there any symbols used?