Part one of term paper
A theme is being traced through the three stories of “Nights”, “Sundiata”, and “Gilgamesh”. It is the coming of age of a child or man in a story. In all of these stories, a child or man who has to face many challenges is part of coming of age. In “Nights”, the young man has to face a German r ...

Part two of term paper
... is about a young man who is destined to be king but he cannot walk at the age of seven. As result of this misfortune Soassouma decides to take the throne and treats all the people badly. One-day Sundiata’s mom asked Sassouma for some boabab leaves because her son could not get the leaves. Sassouma replied “I have a calabash full. Help yourself, you poor woman. As for me my son knew how to walk at the age of seven and it is he who went and picked these Boabab leaves. Take th ...