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Question #2 - What are some issues particular to the society in question and how are those issues expressed by the author? Ngugi's novel, Weep Not Child, is one of hope and of opposition. It opens up to address issues particular to the society. The purpose of th ....

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.... Njorge has a large determination towards school, both to fulfill the anticipation of his parents as well as for himself. This is further displayed when he allows himself to compete against Jacobo's daughter, and feels happy when he succeeds ahead of her. As the reader can see, the high expectation of education is all lost when Njorge is force to withdraw from school. Ngugi observes the family as the central part of society, where it holds the community together. It is an aspect that is tightly integrated together with the culture of the people. As the society crumbles, so does the family structure, and vice versa. Ngugi starts the novel wi ....