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This is a simple and powerful tale of the effects of the Mau Mau war on individuals and families in Kenya. Two brothers must decide where their loyalties lie; Njoroge, the dreamer and accomplished student, finds it hard to give up schooling and is drawn relentlessly into turmoil. Good and evil are portrayed somewhat more starkly than in Ngugi's later works.
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Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie.
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Weep not child is, on the first glance, a fascinating novel, set up within Kenya in the nineteenfifties and -sixties, covering the fate of a fictional young Kenyan by showing the social and political problems he has to face in his life. The story is very tragic and brutaly reveals the difficulties of a "typical" family, regardless of any tribal membership. The political situation has changed nowadays, and not only therefore the book is a little bit out-dated, but nevertheless still very interesting to read; it demonstrates the view of many rural people of Kenya (there was no such thing as Kenyans at that time) during the pre-independence time, their culture and tradition in conflict with the changes brought to them by modern development.
Hiself being a communist, the author spent a long time of his life in political imprisonment. His political convinction is too apparent in most of his books; personally I find this a little annoying because it distracts the reader's attention from the historic aspect of the story. That's why I'm deducting one star.
Hiself being a communist, the author spent a long time of his life in political imprisonment. His political convinction is too apparent in most of his books; personally I find this a little annoying because it distracts the reader's attention from the historic aspect of the story. That's why I'm deducting one star.
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Quick, easy read
17. Juli 2006
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This was a quick read portraying the struggles of a young boy coming of age in Kenya with the onset of the Mau Mau uprising and the opression that led to it. The novel's simplicity may make it seem like an elementary book, but this is what makes it genuine and a good beginning for anyone who is just starting to learn about the atrocities that happened throughout white man's rule of Africa and what is still going on today. It's not hard to see why Ngugi was so wrongfully punished for his bringing these events to the forefront as he definitely was making some point-blank political statements (and very brave).
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Not his best work
8. Dezember 2008
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Njoroge is a Gikuyu boy who is enters into a western school. He feels that education is the only path for him to help his family, his village and his country. Yet, his dreams get destroyed. The Mau Mau uprising sends his proletariat brothers into the forest killing settlers and trying to get England to leave Kenya.
Ngugi's characterization of the uprising and the people involved is quite interesting. Some characters are connected with the Mau Mau not because of high-minded ideals but because of personal grievances with others. The white characters are considered outsiders by the Gikuyu but consider themselves Africans.
Njoroge becomes the synthesis character. Through his education he connects with the colonizers; he has a romantic connection with the collaborating chief's daughter; and, at home he is connected to Gikuyu past. He predicts that "tomorrow" there will be a new Kenya and he and the chief's daughter will be the foundation of it.
Weep Not, Child is Ngugi's first novel and it reads like one. His next novel "The River Between," with a similar message, is a far better work. I would not make this a "must read."
Ngugi's characterization of the uprising and the people involved is quite interesting. Some characters are connected with the Mau Mau not because of high-minded ideals but because of personal grievances with others. The white characters are considered outsiders by the Gikuyu but consider themselves Africans.
Njoroge becomes the synthesis character. Through his education he connects with the colonizers; he has a romantic connection with the collaborating chief's daughter; and, at home he is connected to Gikuyu past. He predicts that "tomorrow" there will be a new Kenya and he and the chief's daughter will be the foundation of it.
Weep Not, Child is Ngugi's first novel and it reads like one. His next novel "The River Between," with a similar message, is a far better work. I would not make this a "must read."
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The Plight of the African people
5. April 2000
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"Weep Not, Child" chronicles a young boy, Njoroge, as he grows up admist the Mau Mau war and the conflict between the African natives and the British colonial rulers. The book is in essence about the hopes and dreams of a young boy coming being affected by the outside world and how the outside world changes a person.
The novel also addresses the political conflict that was occurring in Kenya in the 1950's. The author incorporates a description of the power of the white rulers, the bitterness of the Africans at being enslaved on their own land and their attempt to rise up against the tyranny, and finally deals with the poor relations between the blacks and Indian merchants, who are looked down upon by the black community.
I read this novel as a part of my IB English class. We read this book in combination with "1984" (Orwell). It was a very powerful story when it dealt with Njoroge's life, his thoughts and his feelings but due to the length of the novel (136 pages) one only gets a fairly superficial explanation of the historical and cultural context of the book. Also, this novel is a book in translation, so some of the sentence and grammatical structure can be a bit tricky at times. All in all, a very good book.
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