Part one of term paper
In "A Meeting in the Dark" by Ngugi wa Thiong`o a young boy is facing a serious situation and is depicted in the process. All the characters have opposing personalities. This story shows how a loss of priorities can result in tragedy, John’s his relationship with his father, his selfishness, actions toward Wahumu, and irresponsibility res ...

Part two of term paper
... So he feared his father." (97). He can not even have a conversation with his father without getting nervous. He is fearful his father knows about his unborn baby: "anxious voice within him asking: Does he know?" (97). The relationship between his parents is strained due to Susana, his mother, defending the boy. She asked Stanley "Why do you persecute the boy so much?"(98). Stanley and Susana wed because they "sinned" (98) and John was "the result of that sin" (98). The line "And he had been saved. ...