THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND PLAY ANALYSIS BY OYONO MBIA (Hassan Lemunje)

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THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND
PLAYWRIGHT: OYONO MBIA
SETTING: MVOUTESSI VILLLAGE-CAMEROON
 

TITLE
The title of the play is “Three Suitors One Husband”. Tracing through the play we find
that it has a close connection with the content of the play. The following are the three suitors and one husband from “Three suitors One Husband”;
I. The first suitor is Ndi, a young hardworking farmer from Awae who proposes to marry
Juliette and pays the sum of 100,000/= francs. Unfortunately for him he does not succeed to marry Juliette. As the second suitor overpower him.
II. The second suitor is Mbia, a rich civil servant from Sangmelima who proposes to
Marry Juliette and pays the sum of 200,000/= francs plus a lot of things that he has to bring along on top of the bride price to have the marriage settled. He too does not succeed to marry Juliette.
III. The third suitor is Tchetgen, a rich trader/businessman from Bamileke who pays the
Maximum of 200,000/= francs for Juliette. He does not succeed to marry Juliette since the family wants him to pay 300,000/=francs. He is not interested and moves away.
IV. The husband is Oko a young educated man from Ambam who succeeds to marry
Juliette after paying the required amount 300,000/= francs at once. He manages to pay the money after being assisted by Juliette who steals the money her father received from the previous suitors and the two get married legally.

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UHAKIKI WA KIVULI KINAISHI BY SAID A. MOHAMED

 JINA LA KITABU: KIVULI KINAISHI

MWANDISHI: SAID A. MOHAMED

WACHAPISHAJI: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

MWAKA: 1990

UTANGULIZI

Kivuli Kinaishi ni tamthiliya inayojadili na kuchambua matatizo mbalimbali yanayozikabili jamii zetu. Matatizo hayo ni kama vile uongozi mbaya,rushwa,kukosekana kwa haki,kuwepo kwa matabaka katika jamii,Ushirika na uzembe kazini.Kwa kutumia dhana ya Giningi mwandishi amefaulu sana katika kujadili matatizo yao.

UJENZI WA TASWIRA

Unga  wa ndere – Itikadi zinazomfanya mtu katika tabaka tawala akubalike na kushika miiko yaani elimu ya kuwapumbaza watawaliwa ili waone kila kinachofanywa na tbaka tawala ni sawa.
Unga wa rutuba – elimu ya kujitambua katika jamii na kujitambua nafasi yako na kuwa na uwezo wa kuelimisha wengine.
Sauti – mawazo ya tabaka la chini lililoathirika kutokana na utawala wa Bi Kirembwe.
Kivuli kinaishi – mawazo ya kimapinduzi yaliyokwisha pandikizwa kwa vizazi vipya ili kudai haki na usawa.
Uchawi – itikadi za viongozi wasiotaka mabadiliko.
Giningi – ngazi ya utawala wa juu katika jamii.
MANDHARI

Mwandishi ametumia mandhari ya Kitanzania kutokana na kutajwa kwa  miji kama vile Unguja  na Pemba.Vilevile mambo kama rushwa,uongozi mbaya na hali ngumu ya maisha vinaashiria nchi za dunia ya tatu kama vile Tanzania,ambapo baadhi ya viongozi hutumia vibaya madaraka yao.

JINA LA KITABU

Jina la kitabu linasadifu yote yaliyomo ndani ya kitabu.Kitaswira linaashiria mawazo ya kimapinduzi yaliyopandikizwa na Mtolewa kabla hajauawa ambayo vizazi vipya vilivyofuata viliyatumia hadi vikaleta mapinduzi.


*BOFYA HAPA KUPATA PDF

NA KUSIKILIZA UCHAMBUZI WA FANI NA MAUDHUI*

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