Petals of Blood (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Political
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: The village of Ilmorog, Kenya
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Political fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Race, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Religion, Death or dying, Corruption, Progress, Modernization, Arson
- Locales: Kenya
Characters Discussed
Godfrey Munira (mew-NEE-rah), the headmaster of a school in the town of Ilmorog, Kenya. An ordinary-looking African in his forties, the deeply religious Munira emerges as something of a saint as the story of his twelve years in Ilmorog unfolds. Even though he came from a wealthy, landowning family, he devotes his life to teaching peasant children. He describes the corruption that has dashed the dreams of those who fought for Kenya’s independence. Like many a saint, though, Munira goes too far in his unbridled desire to correct injustice: When he burns a...
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