JAMB Literature in English 2017 Question 6

Question 6

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Questions 6 and 7 are based on Amma Darko's Faceless. One of the themes in Faceless is

  1. A.parental irresponsibility
  2. B.the inevitability of death
  3. C.importance of Western Education
  4. D.class oppression.
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Answer: A (parental irresponsibility)

Explanation

Maa Tsuru and the fathers fail their children, who end up on the streets; parental neglect is central to the novel.