Discussion Questions
1. Why is Koriba's threat effective in
keeping the chief from apologizing to Maintenance?
2. Do Koriba's stories always mean what
he says they mean? Only what he says they mean?
3. When Koriba says that "By the time of
the evening meal, no one had a thought for the dead baby," is he right?
Does he know his own people as well as he believes?
4. What other aspects of Kikuyu culture
might be troubling to the reader? What aspects are appealing?
5. Does Koriba allow any changes in the
Kikuyu way of life? Has any culture ever remained static for long? |
