THEMES IN LONELY DAYS : LSUS
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS2 FIRST TERM
WEEK FOUR
THEMES IN LONELY DAYS
CONTENT
REFERENCES
- Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale
- Faceless by AmmaDarko.
- Exam Reflection Literature- in-English by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
- Exam Reflection Literature-in-English (Prose and Drama) by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi
THEMES IN LONELY DAYS
THE AGONY OF WIDOWHOOD
Lonely Days relates the agonies of widowhood; it shows the effects of unjust widowhood rites and rituals on women. Yaremi, Fayoyin, Radeke and Dedewe all suffer maltreatment and deprivations because they are widows. The loss of a loved one is demoralizing on its own, adding unwarranted punishments to it is simply unreasonable. Widows suffer discrimination and marginalization. They are made to sing dirges and confess sins that they did not commit. Fayoyin, for instance, is made to lick libation and sing a dirge. The people sprinkle cold water on her head to make it.... View More
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