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Comparison between Mugo from "A Grain of Wheat" and Lakha from "Lagaan"
1. Name : Dharaba Rayjada
M. A Sem : 4
Paper No. 14 : African Literature
Department of English, MKBU
2. Mugo is a character in a novel “A Grain of Wheat”
written by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o.
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o is a Kenyan writer, and this novel
was published in 1967.
Yashpal Sharma has played the role of Lakha in movie
“Lagaan”.
The movie was directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, and
was released in 2001.
Both novel and movie has same theme of fighting for
freedom against the colonizers. The reason and the
way is different.
In novel all are fighting for the freedom of nation and
in movie all are fighting for freedom from tax.
In novel villagers have chosen the path of violent
movements, while in movie they are fighting by
Cricket game.
4. Lakha has father and
though he is in
colonial phase of
nation he has not
suffered any mental
or physical abuse.
Mugo don’t has parents. He
has been raised by his aunt.
He has suffered mental and
physucal abuse at detention
camp and also at his aunt’s
home.
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5. Lakha has father and though he
is in colonial phase of nation he
has not suffered any mental or
physical abuse.
Mugo don’t has
parents. He has been
raised by his aunt. He
has suffered mental
and physical abuse at
detention camp and
also at his aunt’s home.
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6. Lakha is extrovert.
He live surrounded
by people.
Mugo is introvert. He
likes to live alone and
most of his life he has
lived alone.
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7. Lakha is extrovert. He
live surrounded by people.
Mugo is introvert. He
likes to live alone and
most of his life he has
lived alone.
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8. Lakha has cheated
because he was
jealous from Bhuvan
and he want love of
Gauri.
Mugo cheated because his
inner peace was
disturbed. He did it for
his own selfish motives.
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9. Lakha has cheated
because he was jealouse
from Bhuvan and he want
love of Gauri.
Mugo cheated
because his inner
peace was disturbed.
He did it for his own
selfish motives.
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10. Lakha has been
caught cheating.
After all these he was
accepted by villagers.
Mugo has confessed his
betrayal. After that he
was sentenced to death.
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11. Lakha has been caught
cheating. After all these
he was accepted by
villagers.
Mugo has confessed
his betrayal. After
that he was
sentenced to death.
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12. Lakha has no sense
of guilt. He don’t has
any other way and
that is why he choose
to play with villagers.
Mugo’s guilt leads him to
the confession. That guilt
comes from people’s
recognision of him as
Hero.
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13. Lakha has no sense of
guilt. He don’t has any
other way and that is why
he choose to play with
villagers.
Mugo’s guilt leads
him to the confession.
That guilt comes
from people’s
recognition of him as
Hero.
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