Tag: Satire in Once Upon an Elephant

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...