Significance of the Minority: A Thematic Study of Armah’s Minor Characters in Why Are We So Blest
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2013-12-09
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Minor characters in Ayi Kwei Armah play crucial roles in his aesthetic universe, an artistic strategy unfortunately often missed in our enthusiasm to get to the heart of the matter. In this brief paper I intend to demonstrate with illustrative support from one of his early novels the thematic relevance of his minor characters in a proper appreciation of Armah’s vision. The book I have chosen is Why Are We So Blest.