Wole Soyinka's satire in the interpreters

Abstract

This thesis intends to examine Wole Soyinka's satire in his novel The Interpreters. The study seeks to highlight the fact that Soyinka attempts to ridicule and condemn different kinds of human follies in the novel by employing satire. In the Introduction, major issues concerning the thesis such as the statement of the problem, scope, and objectives are covered. Chapter 1 discusses satire as a stylistic device. An analysis of its nature, function, effects and dangers is made. There is also a brief discussion of the use of satire in African literature. Chapter 2 briefly examines Soyinka as a satirist and discusses some of his plays, that is, The Road, A Dance of the Forests, The Lion and the jewel , Kongi's Harvest, and The Trials of Brother Jero , and his poem, 'Telephone Conversation'. Chapter 3 investigates how human problems such as social pretences and corruption are satirized in The Interpreters. The Conclusion states a summary of what the study has yielded