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Themes - The theme of Pride

ClassNotes Team 3 MIN READUPDATED 5 JUL 2026

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS2 SECOND TERM

WEEK THREE

Themes - The theme of Pride

CONTENT

REFERENCES

  1. Exam Reflection Literature- in-English by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
  2. Exam Reflection Literature-in-English (Prose and Drama) by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi. 
  3. Native Son by Richard Wright.

Themes

The theme of Pride: Pride is seen to be the major theme of the poem, ‘The Proud King’. And it is said that pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. An assessment of the first eight stanzas will reveal that King Jovinian displayed great arrogance even toward God that he says he has no need of temple and priest. In his words, his father’s reign and throne can only be measure by the portion of land where…