THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND PATRIARCHY A STUDY OF NWAGBO PAT OBI WHEN WOMEN GO NAKED AND FEMI OSOFISAN WOMEN OF OWU

WOMEN AND PATRIARCHY A STUDY OF NWAGBO PAT OBI WHEN WOMEN GO NAKED AND FEMI OSOFISAN WOMEN OF OWU CHAPTER ONE/ INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the Study The concept of patriarchy refers to a social system in which men hold primary power and authority, and women are subordinated to men. Patriarchy has been a dominant force […]

Influence Of Mother Tongue On Students’ Performance In Jsce English Language

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION The capacity to vocally communicate via language is the major difference between us and lower animals. In speech groups, language acquisition often begins with the mother tongue. It’s common to presume that a child’s mother tongue is their parents’ native tongue. The child often learns their mother tongue before starting to acquire a […]

AESTHETICS FEATURES OF YORUBA FOLKTALE: A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF A YORUBA FOLKTALE

Background to the Study Folklorists and literary critics have discussed the forms, topics, taxonomy, sociological, and literary importance of Yoruba folktales in modern culture (see Dasylva 1999, Ben-Amos 1976; Finnengan, 1970; Sekoni, 1983, Bamgbose, 1969; and Iwara1985). Folktales and oral storytelling precede European civilisation, as shown by Western researchers’ discoveries in anthropology and archaeology. Therefore, […]

THEMATIC ANALYSIS AND SYMBOLS IN OLA ROTIMI’S OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN

THEMES (Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.) POLITICS The major theme in this play is politics. Arguably, politics is one of the prominent themes in Nigerian literature, then and presently. Ola Rotimi uses the work to satirize politics as practised in Nigeria. For instance, the politics of Sikira, […]

SYMBOLS AND DECADENCE IN CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH

The central plot tying Americanah together is the romantic relationship between Ifemelu and Obinze. They have a kind of idealized teenage love as they find each other in school and become incredibly close, but they are then separated when Ifemelu goes to America. Ifemelu cuts off contact with Obinze during her period of depression, and […]

EFFECT OF TEXT MESSAGING ABBREVIATIONS ON THE WRITING SKILLS OF STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Chapter one/Introduction Dias (2002, 18) Widespread acceptance and use of new communication technologies in the world at large does not necessarily point to effectiveness or value in the educational context. Effective transfer depends to a large degree on the nature of the particular technology, its strengths and limitations both as a technology and as a […]

A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

Background of the study The resources of language have always been the medium for the expression of thoughts, beliefs, feelings, ideologies, and other human experiences. Consequently, language has been a fascinating phenomenon to humans all through time. It is this resource with which the individual’s identity is asserted, the resource through which meaning of utterances, […]