![]() ![]() Also, it was the native custom that the bride should be escorted by a younger sister. A betrothal party was denied the bride’s family in favor of a registry wedding. ![]() Examples of these are illustrated in the events leading to and following Sen Santosh’s marriage to Kumari. In Khushwant Singh’s “The Wog”, a man with western education was regarded as an ub-indian or Wog (Westernized Oriental Gentleman) and would hold views at great variance with those of the natives. He tries to rationalize the option of leaving Limuru without Wamuhu by giving the excuses of her not being educated. However, he has a commitment to the most beautiful girl in the village (Wamuhu) whom he has made pregnant. ![]() He is drawn towards the promise of progress by going away to college in Makarere, Uganda having completed the available schooling in his village, Limuru, in Kenya. In Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “A Meeting in the Dark” western education plays a critical part in John’s sense of fulfillment as an individual. Analysis of “the wog” and “a meeting in the dark” ![]()
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