Question

Which of the following quotes from The Lion and the Jewel best reflects the central theme of the play?


BAROKA: And where would the village be, robbed of/ Such wisdom as Mister Lakunle dispenses/ Daily? Who would tell us where we go wrong? Eh, Mister Lakunle?


SADIKU: …. My lord says that if you would not be his wife, would you at least come to supper at his house tonight. There is a small feast in your honour. He wishes to tell you how happy he is that the great capital city has done so much honour to a daughter of Ilujinle. You have brought great fame to your people.


LAKUNLE: You neither read nor think nor write? You spend your days as senior wife,/ Collecting brides for Baroka. And now because you've sucked him dry, You send my Sidi to his shame. . . .


LAKUNLE: Ignorant girl, can you not understand? To pay the price would be To buy a heifer off the market stall. You'd be my chattel, my mere property.

Answer 1

LAKUNLE: Ignorant girl, can you not understand? To pay the price would be To buy a heifer off the market stall. You'd be my chattel, my mere property.