The bitterness and sadness of the man intertwine in a way that the man constantly must fight against inner and outer turmoil in trying to keep the image of Ghana that he wishes to see The only revolution that occurs is one in which a circle is completed. Society associates hope with revolution but unfortunately nothing changes. The notion of revoltion is brought forward towards the end of the novel as a new military coup imposes a new leader. His isolation from the characters around him is the personification of a refusal to dive into materialism. He critically analyses things to see the problems with society. (5) He does not give in to bribery and underhandedness. It shows his disillusionment towards a corrupt system. The man in the novel represents the rebellion towards a corrupt system the fighting for a more pure society (6) The country rebelled against colonialists in 1957 and became the first African countyr to gain independence. At the time Ghana itself was an icon of revolution.
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