Sundiata

The values of the Mandingo culture are strength, courage, kindness, and wisdom. All of these values can be seen in Sundiata, who is the hero of this epic tale. He had to overcome his lameness to...

Sundiata is an archetypal hero because he goes through a series of trials to prove himself worthy. He also overcomes many obstacles along the way to ultimately restore order to his kingdom.

Sundiata’s status is in question from the beginning of the text. His mother is thought to be a shape shifter and a buffalo, making his true father unclear. His mother gives him away, leaving him for...

The rising action in "Sundiata" occurs after the introduction and before the climax, building tension through a series of events. It involves Sundiata's exile and growth in strength, alongside...

The women in Sundiata, like those in Paradise Lost and the Popol Vuh, are defined by their relationships to men, most significantly as the mothers of great men or, in the case of Eve, the entire...

The people in "Sundiata" despise behaviors associated with tyranny and superficial strength. The epic emphasizes that true strength lies in kindness and intelligence, not in brute force or...

In this epic, Sundiata's retrieval of Mali from the clutches of Soumaoro Kante is his epic quest. He does so by military means and in this way goes about restoring his homeland and its power and...