Theory question 202
Other Set Texts: African ProseLiterature 3. Camara Laye: The African Child
Discuss the presentation of family relationship in the novel
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Model answer
Close, loving parents; mother protective, father gentle and wise.
Extended family: grandmother and uncles at Tindican; uncle Mamadou in Conakry.
Apprentices treated as family.
Respect and obedience; father supports his schooling.
Pain of separation when Laye leaves.
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