How valid is the assertion that literature is a voice of the oppressed

 Kambili’s siblings and mother are oppressed

 Nigerian society is oppressed by this dysfunctional corrupt government

To what extent do male and female literary characters accurately reflect the role of men and women
in society?

 The book makes it clear how the society is structured

 Male patriarchy
 Catholic church
 Women’s roles. Rise of women’s rights
 The advent of modernism (Nigeria is like America. Things have changed) looking at the traditional
situation with Papa. And how Ifeoma reflect African traditional of female strength.

Do works of literary merit both reflect the spirit of the time and challenge it?

 It does reflect the spirit and the time

 It challenges the spirit and time to some extent

Texts originally produced in a culture or in a language different from that of the reader’s can have a
strong impact. With close reference to at least two of the texts you have studied, show how they
challenge the reader to see the world in a new way.

 Maybe we thought Nigeria was not as advanced and developed.

 Common perception of Nigeria: violent, tribal, dysfunctional
 The book shows it as a relatively modern society.

Plays are meant to be staged; poems are often read aloud, and books are often made into movies.
What aspects of at least two of the works you have studied would appeal to an audience’s eyes or
ears?

 Imagery, good use of details, sound effects, figurines. The book was very vivid and descriptive.
Interspersing of Igbo. Exotic tone and interesting aspect