JAMB Literature in English 2002 Question 16

Question 16

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
Dambudzo Marechera, Black Sunlight (extract)
The passage, as printed

Dambudzo Marechera, Black Sunlight: The passage above expresses the state of mind of

  1. A.an alienated man
  2. B.an adventurer
  3. C.a renegade soldier
  4. D.a prisoner
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (an alienated man)

Explanation

He searches everywhere for 'my true people', finds only caricatures and feels he is on the wrong planet: he is alienated.