Question 50
African Poetry'The gate of polished reed closes behind them And the west is let in.' The above are the last two lines of David Rubadiri's 'Stanley Meets Mutesa' and they suggest that
- A.the sun set after the arrival of Stanley
- B.Stanley was shut out of Western civilization
- C.Stanley symbolizes the advent of colonization
- D.Stanley was very well received
- E.Stanley thought he would be eaten up by the natives.
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Answer: C (Stanley symbolizes the advent of colonization)
Explanation
Letting Stanley in means letting "the west" in: the start of colonial rule.