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Character in A Grain of Wheat
- 1. Character in A Grain of Wheat Name : Parmar Krupa Jivabhai Roll no. : 20 Enrollment no. : 20691084180040 M.A.Sem -4 Year : 2017-2019 Email id : parmarkrupaj25@gmail.com Paper no. : 14 Submitted to : Department of English Bhavnagar
- 2. About Author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o born on 5 January 1938 in Kenya Colony. He is an award-winning, world-renown Kenyan writer and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature.
- 3. About Novel A Grain Of Wheat is a novel by Kenyan nove list Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o first published as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. It was written while he was studying at Leeds University and first published in 1967.
- 4. Mugo Gikonyo Mumbi Karanja Kihika Waiyaki Thomas Robson John Thompson Warui Wambui General R Lieutenant Koina Character in A Grain Of Wheat
- 5. Mugo A handsome, introverted, mysterious man who lives in the village and spent time in the detainment camps. Mugo is viewed by everyone as a hero because he worked with Kihika and never cracked under pressure. He secretly was the one who betrayed Kihika, which he eventually admits after hearing Mumbi confide in him regarding her own life story. he announces he was guilty at the Uhuru celebration, which he originally thought he might attend in a capacity as savior of the people. He is nervous, full of contradictory thoughts, and frustrated that people think he is courageous and humble.
- 6. Gikonyo A member of the Mau Mau and husband of Mumbi. he spends years in a detention camp dreaming of returning to her. He is bitter and disillusioned when he comes back and finds she has a child by another man. He throws himself into work and becomes wealthy; he is a model for people in the village. He is injured in the Uhuru celebration, but this allows him to start working on his attitude toward Mumbi.
- 7. Mumbi The beautiful sister of Kihika who dreams of sacrifice and noble deeds, she falls in love with Gikonyo when she is young and yearns for him while he is away in the detention camp. When she hears from Karanja that Gikonyo is coming home, she yields to Karanja's advances and bears a child by him. She confides her story to Mugo, and he in turn tells her he betrayed Kihika. She does not want him or anyone else to suffer for her brother, though. At the end of the novel she is close to a reconciliation with Kihika.
- 8. Karanja An old friend of Kihika's who unsuccessfully tried to woo Mumbi when they were young. Karanja is prideful, spiteful, and happy to cooperate with the whites if it means he can lord over others. While others are fighting or interned, he becomes a homeguard and eventually a Chief. He also pursues Mumbi , she bears his child but refuses to be in a relationship with him.
- 9. Kihika The brother of Mumbi and a brave freedom fighter in the Mau Mau. He is responsible for killing DO Robson and taking over Mahee prison, becoming a hero to the people. He is betrayed by Mugo and is captured and hanged. His life and deeds are legendary, and part of Uhuru is intended to celebrate him.
- 10. Warui A wise elder of the village who was active in freedom movement in prior decades and is now preparing for the Uhuru celebrations. He encourages Mugo to speak, and later serves on his trial after he confesses.
- 11. Wambui A woman in the village who looks older than she is. She carried secrets from villages during the Emergency and became famous for staving off a police search of her person. After Uhuru, though, she seems demoralized.
- 12. General R. A military man whose goals are to get Mugo to speak at Uhuru and to punish Kihika's betrayer. He is stern and quiet and does not boast or get involved in politics. When he was young he had a tyrannical father whom he wanted to kill, and was distressed when his mother stood up for his father even though he beat her. He arrests Mugo and takes him to trial after Mugo confesses.
- 13. Lieutenant Koina A military man who serves with General R. As a young man he worked for Dr. Lynd but was bitter against her; along with two other men, he attacked her and her dog. When he sees her years later he refers to her a ghost. Thomas Robson District officer John Thompson A Warden
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