The Lion and the Jewel (Three Crowns Books) |
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Wole Soyinka
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Pages: 72 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0199110832
Pub: OUP Oxford
Pub date: 1974-04-04
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 226090
Reader Reviews:
Timeless theme and story (1/1 people found this helpful)
I saw this put on as a play at Emory University - directed by Prof. Soyinka the print edition was as good as the play except that you don't get to meet Wole Soyinka. A wonderful story for the young and old alike - lessons on love and marriage.
Lion though old is too wise for his age. (0/0 people found this helpful)
Jewel should have married the school teacher despite everything. Tradition being what it is, the lion had to use his stupid ideas to seduce a young and vulnerable virgin. The deed was done before Jewel realized the harm done to her by that old scum. To follow tradition, she had to marry the lion. I believe she should have married the school teacher who would bring her up to the standards of the people. Marrying someone without love is just like going to a picnic with no food. How in the world does the lion expect teenagers in that village to respect him? His duty is to see that the village is in good condition, and not to go around seducing young girls with lies and sweet talks.
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