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        <title><![CDATA[The cruelty of capitalism is seen in the treatment the workers receive...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The cruelty of capitalism is seen in the treatment the workers receive at the hands of Kimeria, Mzigo, and Chui. These men have all manner of material wants and drive around in their luxurious cars, while the villagers must walk great distances on foot in the hopes of seeking relief from the effects of the famine.They refuse to give the workers more money to alleviate the worker's misery, survival is difficult for them, yet they benefit from...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where does cruel capitalism exactly appear in Petals of Blood?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where does cruel capitalism exactly appear in Petals of Blood?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[So much of literature has relevancy to today's world, no matter what...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[So much of literature has relevancy to today's world, no matter what time period it was written in.  In the case of this novel, the issue of corruption is timeless.  The idea here is that power corrupts, and the power in the novel is wrapped up in the idea of Capitalism and wealth.  Because Capitalism gives greedy characters an opportunity to earn at the expense of others, these characters (Kimeria, Chui, and Mzigo) exploit others for their...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are the issues in the novel, such as education and corruption, dated, or...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are the issues in the novel, such as education and corruption, dated, or are they still relevant today?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wanja is the main female character in the novel, one of the four...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wanja is the main female character in the novel, one of the four
protagonists accused of murder. When she was in school, she was
seduced by Hawkins Kimeria, a wealthy man, and became pregnant. She
abandoned the baby in a drain, carrying this guilt with her always.
She moves to Ilmorog to be with her grandmother and starts a
successful business as a distiller, but she's not allowed to keep
it. She then becomes a high-paid prostitute.
Wanja...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explain briefly why Wanja is an important character in
Petals of Blood.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Explain briefly why Wanja is an important character in
Petals of Blood.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[You can find the character analysis of Wanja and other characters on the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You can find the character analysis of Wanja and other characters on the link below.  Here is eNotes description of Wanja:

Wanja
Wanja is the central female character in the novel, a bar-girl-turned-prostitute who is one of the four murder suspects. She moves to Ilmorog to escape life in her native Limuru and Nairobi, where she worked as a bar-girl, and join her grandmother on her plot of land. As a schoolgirl Wanja was seduced by the wealthy...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:37:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well, Wanja is the story's main female character, and she shows the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Well, Wanja is the story's main female character, and she shows the struggles of those like her.  She is a woman of action, and she never gives up, even as the world throws her some horrible turns.  She is also very intelligent.  Wanja leads the narrative, as it follows her from place to place, wherever she moves.  She is also a desire for all of the main male characters in the novel.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:00:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Wanja's function in the narrative?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is Wanja's function in the narrative?]]></description>
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