RESPONSE TO
READING
NOVELS AND
SHORT STORIES
WEEP NOT , CHILD
AUTHOR:
NGUGI WA THIONG”O.
SETTING:
In KENYA before
Independence, particulary
during the struggle
for Independence.
THEMES IN
THE NOVEL
{1}.Exploitation of
Manpower.
{2}.Colonial
rule and
dictatorship.
{3}.Struggle for
change.
{4}.Conflicts.
{5}.Insecurity.
{6}.Betrayal.
{7}.Victimization.
CHARACTERS
IN
THE NOVEL
{1}. Ngotho.
{2}.Njoroge.
{3}.Jacob.
{4}.Mr. Howlands.
{5}.
Teacher Isaka.
{6}.
The barber.
{7}. Nganga.
{8}.Mwihaki
