SECTION E – African Prose
BAYO ADEBOWALE: Lonely Days
How do the men of Kufi behave towards their women?
Explanation
The following points should be well developed by the candidates:
i. Men are the overlords in Kufi and women know and have come to terms with this fact.
ii. Women must not rise above their status.
iii. Women must be timid and self-effacing.
iv. Yaremi rejects the system, to the annoyance of the men.
v. Wife-beating as a means of keeping women in their place.
vi. Polygamy as a means of keeping women in check.