SECTION E – African Prose
AMMA DARKO – FACELESS
Show how women are discriminated against in the novel.
Explanation
Candidates are expected to mention the following point, among others:
i. Women generally left with the task of raising children single-handedly e.g Maa Tsuru.
ii. Men being uninterested in the welfare of women.
iii. Women being treated like sex objects – people without feelings.
iv. Women being treated violently.
v. Men not being punished for their escapades.