The River Between, by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Waki is a young man who is responsible for repairing the end of the Edo period and the ridge of Kameo by a Christian religion. River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong'o captures the influence of the white religion and the influence on the two ridges separated by the Honia river, and the story is developed mainly in Waiaki. Waikiki, also known as a teacher in the story, is a strong, brave young man who believes in the old rituals of the primitive tribe; but he unites to mix with the white teachings.

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o is an East African writer who grew up in the colony of Kenya and believes that the important aspect of the colonial conquest process is to control the language of students. Specifically, separating family / community languages ​​from school spaces is an iconic colonial age strategy. He wrote in his book "Going to the Mind" as follows. One of the most humiliating experiences is the discovery of Gikuyu near the school. The culprit is corporal punishment - three to five canes on the naked waist - or a metal inscription on the neck, for example my stupidity and my scorpion. Our night teachings, our direct community words, and one of the words we work in the field ... Then I went to school, colonial school, but this harmony collapses It was. My educational language is no longer the language of my culture. (Thiong'o, 1986, 111)

Of course, Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a familiar name. His work enriches our daily conversation. As part of our English Literature Course, we will introduce the nuance of change, the severe marriage between the tradition of the Kikuyu and the Christianity of the colonial era, and the refusal or acceptance of white migrants 'progress' I studied about the embrace of "between". Colonization and deprivation. In 'martyrs' and 'gatherings in the dark', it is a collection that is a half day or a part of other stories and necessary for learning, colonial collapse, colonial period patriarchism, traditional fatherhood Long play, religious fanatism and so on. But at the moment, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o is worthy to me for knowledge and understanding of the concept and log of moles - to go to national exams to ensure good results.