Bosede Ademilua Afolayan Known to be the author of this book,she hails from ilogbo-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local government area of Ekiti State Nigeria ,she’s an Associate Professor at the department of English ,University of Lagos.She was...
Bosede’s Once Upon an Elephant is a socio-political commentary and satire set against the backdrop of Yoruba Traditional society. Bosede comments on the issue of Monarchy and tradition in the Yoruba community, where there is misuse and abuse of customs and...
Settings Bosede’s Once upon an Elephant is a metaphorical title, which portrays a tyrant king (Ajanaku) who is the “Elephant” and he tramples upon the people and traditions. The setting of the play shows and comments on the true nature...
Characterisation Ajanaku (The Elephant / The Usurper King): Ajanaku is the main antagonist and also the embodiment of tyranny in the play. The name Ajanaku means “Elephant”, this portrays the meticulous nature of Bosede in picking out names for characters....
THE SATIRE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN BOSEDE AFOLAYAN’s “Once Upon An Elephant” Bosede Afolayan’s play, Once Upon an Elephant, is a story that uses a traditional African village setting to tell a modern political story. The major objective of...
CONFLICT IN MINE BOY Peter Abrahams’ “Mine Boy” is a bold fusion of marxism, racial and colour segregation set against the backdrop of the Apartheid South Africa. “Mine Boy” is endowned with a variety of conflicts which shape the plot, theme...
CONFLICT AS SEEN IN THE NOVEL In 1946,before apartheid was officially established in South Africa,Peter Abrahams wrote a novel that served as a disturbing prediction about the future. Mine boy is not just a work of historical narrative,it was an...
QUOTES FROM THE NOVEL “The mines are no good, Xuma, later on you cough and then you spit blood and you become weak and die. I have seen it many times. Today you are young and you are strong, and...
Mine Boy is a Marxist novel written by Peter Abraham that details the life and struggles of its characters in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ending chapters of the novel, 13, 14, 15, 16, are where the climax is as different events...
INTRODUCTION Peter Abrahams’ “Mine Boy” which is considered the first South African Modern Novel was first published in 1946. The novel was set in South Africa during the 1930s, and it tells us the story of Xuma, a young black man...