The Lion and The Jewel main character Sidi sitting in the middle of the picture wearing a striped dress with the outlines of two male faces on other side of her

The Lion and the Jewel

by Wole Soyinka

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The Lion and the Jewel

The "dance of the lost traveler" in Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel is a theatrical performance within the play. It depicts a foreign photographer who becomes lost in the village, highlighting...

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The Lion and the Jewel

Flashbacks in "The Lion and the Jewel" serve to provide context and background information about the characters and their motivations. They reveal past events that shape the present actions and...

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The Lion and the Jewel

In The Lion and the Jewel, the three mimes contribute significantly to the plot. "The Lost Traveler" mime highlights Lakunle's role as an outsider. The mime of Baroka and the surveyor reveals...

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The Lion and the Jewel

In the mime of the lost traveler, a foreign photographer's car breaks down in Ilujinle. As he hikes through the jungle, he encounters a snake, a monkey, and hears a lion, leading him to drink whiskey...

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