The Art of Narrating Pain in Margaret Ogola’s Place of Destiny
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2022-06-27Author
Muchiri, J
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This paper examines how Margaret Ogola narrates pain and suffering in her novel, Place of Destiny. I am persuaded that literature being a discursive subject which serves as a mediating force in the society, Ogola uses this art form to reflect deeply on the manifestation of pain in human existence. I argue that the first person narrative voice is a powerful tool of narrating individuals’ pain in this novel and that the writer creates characters who experience and narrate pain from a myriad of perspectives thus giving a holistic approach to the understanding of pain.
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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jolte/article/view/227305http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/161458
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Muchiri, J. (2022). The Art of Narrating Pain in Margaret Ogola’s Place of Destiny. Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 13(1), 222-250.Publisher
Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa