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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, a novel that traces the coming of age of Samba Diallo, a member of the Diallobe tribal aristocracy who is considered by this elders to be his people’s best hope for a spiritual leader. As this suggests, this novel addresses a decisive moment in the colonial conquest of Africa, as Samba’s story encompasses the all-important theme of cultural assimilation and how an African people can retain their own identity in the face of Western dominance. Close analysis of Kane’s novel demonstrates how the structure and the character development serve to complement this overall theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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elders to be his peoples best hope for a spiritual leader. As this suggests, this novel addresses a decisive moment in the colonial conquest of Africa, as Sambas story encompasses
the all-important theme of cultural assimilation and how an African people can retain their own identity in the face of Western dominance. Close analysis of Kanes novel demonstrates how the
structure and the character development serve to complement this overall theme. The novel opens with Samba reciting his morning lesson in Islamic verse before Thierno, the elderly traditional Islamic
teacher of the Diallobe. When Samba makes an error in pronunciation, Thierno pounces upon the boy like a mad man. He pinches Sambas thigh and then his earlobe, drawing blood.
He threatens the boy with a hot coal. Surprisingly, these pedagogical tactics have precisely the desired effect as the boy recites the verse again and does so perfectly, angelically, which
transports Thierno into a wave of mystical ecstasy, who thinks, "What purity! What a miracle! Truly, this child was a gift from God" (Kane 5). This introduces the fact
that Thierno is strictest with those students whom he feels are exemplary and Samba is the best that he has taught in his long career. The opening chapter establishes
the structural framework of the novel, as it demonstrates the authors reliance on dialogue, both between characters and also the inner dialogue of characters, as this relates their internalized conflicts
and cognitive processes. For example, in the opening scenario, the reader learns the motivation of the teachers punitive actions, as well as the boys reactions to those actions because Kane
relates the thoughts of each character. Also, early chapters center around debates between the various tribal aristocrats who are involved with Sambas fate. Samba, who is a cousin to
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