RESPONSE TO READING
POETRY
SONG OF LAWINO & OCOL
AUTHOR : OKOT P" BITEK
PUBLISHER : EAPH
YEAR : 1979
THEMES
{1}. African Tradition.
{2}. Protest.
{3}. Conflict.
{4}. Disunity / Alienation.
{5}. Hypocrisy.
{6}.Betrayal.
{7}.Position of Women in Society.
{8}. Western Culture.
CHARACTERIZTION
{1}. LAWINO---- An African woman who lacks FORMAL EDUCATION and who is not Converted to CHRISTIANITY. A strong upholder of African tradition ( good or bad ).She is proud of her womanly and cultural accomplishment. She despises all the new ways ( good or bad ) being followed by her husband , OCOL.
{2}.OCOL----An African man who has got WESTERN EDUCATION ( UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ). He imitates the whitemen in everything and he is proud of and upholds all WESTERN ways(good or bad ).He despises all traditional ways of life ( good or bad ).
{3}.CLEMENTINE ------She is a modern girl. She is OCOL"S GIRL FRIEND and a rival OF LAWINO. She is a westernized woman who symbolizes WESTERN FASHIONS and behaviours of women. She imitates the white women in their ways She is fond of ARTIFICIALITIES. She is arrogant.
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