Character: Lamang Book Title: Measuring Time Author: Helon Habila Lamang is the subject of this first sentence: “They had decided long ago to make life difficult for their father.” Thus at first glance he seems [...]
Character: Lamang Book Title: Measuring Time Author: Helon Habila Lamang is the subject of this first sentence: “They had decided long ago to make life difficult for their father.” Thus at first glance he seems [...]
Character: Okonkwo Book: Things fall Apart(1958) Author: Chinua Achebe To understand where we are, it is most important that we understand where we have been and in the character of Okonkwo, we see this [...]
Character: Adisa Novel Violence Author: Festus Iyayi; This novel touches on poverty, how the rich continuously manipulate the poor and the indomitable strength of the human spirit. Adisa is Idemudia’s (the primary character) wife, and is quite [...]
Favourite Character: Segi Book title: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives Author: Lola Shoneyin There is no doubt; ‘the secret lives of Papa Segi’s wives’ is one of the most talked about novels in [...]
The character is Nnu Ego. Novel, Joys of Motherhood Author, Buchi Emecheta. Nnu Ego is an epitome of the African motherhood, as it was and as it is today. Buchi Emecheta, through her novel, highlights [...]
Character’s Name: Lola Ogunwole Book Title: Imagine This Author: Sade Adeniran At age nine, Lola Ogunwole’s life crashes with the mishap that will characterize her life in years to come as she is forced to [...]
Name of character: ADAH The Book Title: Second Class Citizen Author’s name: Buchi Emecheta Adah, the main character of the book grew up in an environment where women were not allowed to go to school, [...]
Character: Honorable Chief Doctor M. A. Nanga, M.P. L.L.D Author: Chinua Achebe’s Book: A man of the people Chief Nanga is an ex-teacher, turn politician: Minister of culture. Politics changed his moral stance on certain [...]
Character: ‘Say-Tokyo-Kid’ Book: ‘The Road’ Author: Wole Soyinka. ‘The Road’ is a complex drama. It could be said to be a series of interactions between various characters at a motor park/drivers’ community over the course [...]
Character: Eunice Onwubiko Book: The Abyssinian Boy Author: Onyeka Nwelue When books walk out of shelves, they usually depart with an intention of creating an impact in the life and imagery of the final consumer, [...]
Wole Soyinka You Must Set Forth At Dawn By Wole Soyinka Asking much questions in the long run makes one look stupid, either by the frequency of the questions, or by its very nature. I [...]
Character: Kambili Book: Purple Hibiscus Author: Chimamanda Adichie As I walked past Fulton road, on my way to Odenigwe, for a friend’s party; I couldn’t help but agree with Adichie’s description of the University primary [...]