Literature-In-English Paper 3 WASSCE (SC), 2018

Question 1

    DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger

     

    How does the love for wealth and power influence the actions of the characters in the play?


Observation

 

Many candidates attempted this question; however, they were not able to point out how love for wealth and power influenced the actions of the characters in the play. They just gave mere narrations of the plot.

 

The required answers should include:

 

* The theme of the play.

* Brief description of major characters involved in greed and wealth.

* The machinations involving Whitehead and Maligu to exploit the diamond under the guise of tobacco farming.

* The framing of charges against Kindo, a firm defender of culture and tradition.

* The apparent destruction of Mando culture by those interested in its wealth.

 

Candidates’ performance was poor.