Grief Child: Chapter 1 Analysis
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DESIRE KIWUKA
is my name
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC : GRIEF
CHILD
SUB TOPIC : CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVES
Summarise the chapter in your own words.
Identify all the characters in that particular chapter.
Outline and explain character traits of each character
in that particular chapter.
Identify and explain the themes in that particular
chapter
CHAPTER
SUMMARY
Part One Chapter 1 In the village of Susa, in the heart of
forest farms at midnight, people are asleep but Adu is wide
awake. He hears frightening sounds of a barking dog, a
howling dog, hooting owls and sounds of insects. He drifts
into sleep and dreams about many voices calling him
although he cannot tell whose voices they are and where
they are coming from. The most terrifying of the dreams,
however, is of a giant leopard which snarls at him as he
runs through the forest of Susa. As the animal tears him
limb by limb, in the dream, he shouts,
“Papa…mama….she’s killing me…” He is then woken up
by his father, Nimo, who later goes into his room and
ponders about the ominous nightmare that portends an
impending danger for Adu or the family at large. The
nightmare foreshadows trouble because it involves the
leopard, a family totem that should not be seeking a family
member to kill. Nimo is worried because this dream means
that something terrible is about to happen.
CHARACTER IN
THE NOVEL GRIEF
CHILD.
Adu .....protagonist
Nimo ( Adu's father).
Birago. (Adu's mother).
Yaa.( Adu's sister) .
CHARACTER
TRAITS OF THE
CHARACTERS IN
THE CHAPTER
Adu . He is the protagonist, the hero of the novel. The
son of Nimo and Birago, nephew to Goma,brother to Yaa
and a friend to many characters, including his teachers
Ofori and BeckieAnnan. By the end of the novel he is a
qualified teacher and married to Ama. His childhood is
characterized by many episodes of grief hence the title
griefchild.
Nimo. He is a hardworking farmer and a renowned
herbalist in Susa.He is portrayed as a superstitious
character.He is a liberal/open–minded character.
Birago Is a wife to Nimo , a mother to Yaa and Adu.Hard
working house wife .
Yaa . Adu's sister, Nimo and Birago's daughter
THEMES IN GRIEF
CHILD
Grief / Suffering is one of the central themes in the novel
,Grief Child.
Love.Therearedifferentkindsoflovedepictedinthenovel.The
seincludefilial/parentallove,friendshiplove,romanticlove
and agapelove/ love for human
Cultureandtradition . This is the total sum of a people’s way
of life as portrayed through their beliefs, practices
andcustoms. Examples of these in Grief Child include
storytelling, the value of work, communal
life,buryingdeadchiefswithgoldornaments,communallabor
day,hunting,lawandorder,traditionalhealingthroughherbsa
ndsuperstition.
Hope/Optimism
ASSIGNMENT
Identify the lessons learnt in that particular chapter
In Chapter 1 of "Grief Child," the protagonist, Adu, experiences a haunting nightmare involving a giant leopard. His father, Nimo, is concerned about the ominous dream that signifies trouble for the family due to their totemic beliefs. The chapter delves into the character traits of Nimo, a hardworking farmer and herbalist, and Birago, a dedicated mother. The theme of grief and impending danger is prominent, setting the tone for the unfolding story.
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DESIRE KIWUKA is my name LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
TOPIC : GRIEF CHILD SUB TOPIC : CHAPTER ONE
Summarise the chapter in your own words. Identify all the characters in that particular chapter. Outline and explain character traits of each character in that particular chapter. OBJECTIVES Identify and explain the themes in that particular chapter
Part One Chapter 1 In the village of Susa, in the heart of forest farms at midnight, people are asleep but Adu is wide awake. He hears frightening sounds of a barking dog, a howling dog, hooting owls and sounds of insects. He drifts into sleep and dreams about many voices calling him although he cannot tell whose voices they are and where they are coming from. The most terrifying of the dreams, however, is of a giant leopard which snarls at him as he runs through the forest of Susa. As the animal tears him limb by limb, in the dream, he shouts, CHAPTER SUMMARY Papa mama .she s killing me He is then woken up by his father, Nimo, who later goes into his room and ponders about the ominous nightmare that portends an impending danger for Adu or the family at large. The nightmare foreshadows trouble because it involves the leopard, a family totem that should not be seeking a family member to kill. Nimo is worried because this dream means that something terrible is about to happen.
Adu .....protagonist CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL GRIEF CHILD. Nimo ( Adu's father). Birago. (Adu's mother). Yaa.( Adu's sister) .
Adu . He is the protagonist, the hero of the novel. The son of Nimo and Birago, nephew to Goma,brother to Yaa and a friend to many characters, including his teachers Ofori and BeckieAnnan. By the end of the novel he is a qualified teacher and married to Ama. His childhood is characterized by many episodes of grief hence the title griefchild. CHARACTER TRAITS OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE CHAPTER Nimo. He is a hardworking farmer and a renowned herbalist in Susa.He is portrayed as a superstitious character.He is a liberal/open minded character. Birago Is a wife to Nimo , a mother to Yaa and Adu.Hard working house wife . Yaa . Adu's sister, Nimo and Birago's daughter
Grief / Suffering is one of the central themes in the novel ,Grief Child. Love.Therearedifferentkindsoflovedepictedinthenovel.The seincludefilial/parentallove,friendshiplove,romanticlove and agapelove/ love for human Cultureandtradition . This is the total sum of a people s way of life as portrayed through their beliefs, practices andcustoms. Examples of these in Grief Child include storytelling, the value of work, communal life,buryingdeadchiefswithgoldornaments,communallabor day,hunting,lawandorder,traditionalhealingthroughherbsa ndsuperstition. THEMES IN GRIEF CHILD Hope/Optimism
Identify the lessons learnt in that particular chapter ASSIGNMENT
