What is the major theme of Mission to Kala?
Important themes in the novel, Mission to Kala, include coming of age, alienation, and appearances versus reality.
What is the setting of Mission to Kala?
A novel set in the Cameroon Republic in the late 1950s, before it gained independence; published in French (as Mission terminée) in 1957; in English in 1958. A young student is sent to a rural village to persuade a wayward wife to return to her husband.
What is the significance of the title Mission to Kala?
The title is significant because it foreshadows the main plot and conflict…. Medza’s mission to retrieve his cousin’s wife.
Who was medza?
The protagonist and narrator, Jean-Marie Medza, an egocentric product of Western education, tells us the story of his sojourns in Kala where he has gone to fetch his cousin (Niam’s wife) who has gone back to her people after an altercation.
Who is the author of Mission to Kala?
Mongo Beti
Mission to Kala/Authors
Mongo Beti (1932-2001) was a key figure in modern West African literature. His major works of fiction include The Poor Christ of Bomba (1956), Mission to Kala (1957) The Miraculous King (1958), and Perpetua and the Habit of Unhappiness (1974).
Who wrote Mission to Kala?
By Geoff Wisner. I wrote about Mission to Kala by Mongo Beti for my book A Basket of Leaves. I’ve been surprised to see that that review has become one of the most visited pages on my site. The novel, translated from French by Peter Green and published by Heinemann in 1957, is not exactly well-known.
What is the conflict in The River Between?
Interestingly, the primary conflict in the novel The River Between revolves around the rivalry between the locals themselves (i.e., the people living in Kameno do not share the same ideologies as those living in Makuyu), as opposed to that between the locals and the Christian missionaries.
Why waiyaki did not fulfill his mission in The River Between?
Because they have lost their autonomy, just continuing to practice random customs will not bring it back. As Waiyaki feels increasingly uncomfortable imposing the British values, he tries to turn the clock back by adhering to the old ways.
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