AFAS 160A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Jargon, Ashanti Empire, Kojo Antwi
16 Nov 2016
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D. ) respect and understanding of nature, humanity, and the spirits. Setting: rivers (principles of life), forests, fruits, animals, etc. (page 9, metaphor example; females and males, cape coast, esuano, kumasi/kumase (one of the largest cities in ghana) Setting: 19th century african world, landscape: nature and humans living in harmony. Theme(s):conflict between survival and destruction of the setting. Source of metaphors and other literary elements in plot of the novel. Outward appearance and physical traits as offering insight into a person"s character. Determining character from the form of the features of the body. Key historical character in the healers: british army officer, instrumental in modernizing the british imperial army in the. 19th century: fought in crimean in 1855, served in canada in the early 1860s, 1874- commanded expedition to defeat the asante empire. He destroyed kumase the capital during the war: took command of british forces to suppress the urabi revolt in.
