It is no longer news that 2017 UTME candidates will be
tested on the book "In Dependence" by Sarah Ladipo
Manyika.
Irrespective of your course of study or method of
testing, you will be tested on this book.
The book is to be given to candidates after paying for
the 2017 UTME registration.
However, for most candidates who would prefer a soft
copy of the book. Here is a summary of the book based
on a review by IDOKO OJABO.
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SUMMARY OF THE BOOK "IN DEPENDENCE"
Tayo Ajayi, a Nigerian, and Vanessa Richardson, an
English lady, had their affair boiling when it began,
however as circumstances have been meant to intervene,
the connection went sore and it appeared nothing may
ever carry them collectively.
The book (In dependence) has characters that behaved in
like-patterns, like within the case of Tayo’s pal, Yusuf,
who had dated tons of white English women.
He (Yusuf) ended up marrying a Nigerian Lady as
predicted (Yusuf knew what he needed and appeared to
get it).
Tayo additionally ended up the identical method in as a
lot as his affair with Vanessa Richardson had been
gleaming, though he had been out of the error of
getting a younger lady (Miriam) pregnant.
And speaking of sample, the novel’s (In dependence)
starting had opened up introducing Tayo’s affair with
Christine, a Nigerian Igbo woman. One would suppose
that Manyika needed to finish Tayo’s relationship with
Christine for the sake of bringing in Vanessa into Tayo’s
life, however nonetheless, Tayo needed to find yourself
marrying Miriam. And nonetheless the wedding failed,
giving in to the acquainted sample.
Miriam in Manyika’s novel (In dependence) represented
the breeds of the Nigerians that may all the time run
away to reside overseas because of the collapsing
picture of their dwelling nation.
Miriam went away together with her daughter leaving
Tayo behind. In as a lot as she persuaded Tayo, he
wouldn’t go. She didn’t like an inconveniencing life. She
needed the perfect life for her daughter.
Tayo, on the opposite facet represented the crude
breeds of Nigerians that felt dwelling was dwelling
despite the fact that the nation was boiling in
corruption. In as a lot because the failure of the nation
stared firmly at his face with daggers, he selected to
remain.
In direction of the late pages of the novel he needed to
depart the nation underneath threatening circumstances
towards his life from the ruling navy regime.
The complete novel is informed from the great days of
Nigeria’s independence down into the nineties. I
applaud Manyika’s ink, right here. In as a lot because
the setting of this novel floated by way of England,
Senegal, USA, and France, she was ready to make use of
her third eye to attract out Nigeria’s journey into the
more serious lanes of corruption, and hopelessness.
Religion is one other situation that Manyika (In
dependence) handled. It didn’t matter to her if one was
a Muslim or Christian.
Studying by way of this novel, one couldn’t inform if
Tayo got here from a Muslim or Christian household
however we did know he embraced extra of the Christian
religion. She didn’t level out the difficulties of inter-
religious marriages within the novel (In dependence),
however centred extra on the difficulties of interracial
marriage.
Throughout Tayo’s life as an element time lecturer in
Sans Francisco, the creator used a scene to unbolt some
deeper points of racism.
She identified the racist ties between the African
American and the pure African. These points she raised
apply in all places even inside Nigerians.
A Yoruba would check with an Igbo as a grasping cash
monger and doubtful monster, and in flip the Igbo
would check with the Yoruba as a unclean, loquacious
and silly character who spend all he earns on events and
alcohol. It needed to be understood that racism was one
these existences that may reside for a very long time so
far as misunderstanding between folks existed.
I captured traces which are coated with humour on this
novel, however might be referred to as racial remarks.
Younger black Yusuf got here clear in his dialog with
Tayo. He mentioned white ladies have been for
intercourse treats whereas black ladies have been for
respectable relationships that would result in marriage.
He added white lady regarded so previous when she
turned thirty.
The worst racist on this e-book (In dependence) is
Vanessa’s father who was a one time colonial grasp in
Nigeria earlier
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