Anthills Of The Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
The novel Anthills of the Savannah is written by Chinua Achebe that takes place in the West-African state called Kangan. Kangan is an independent state that is ruled by a dictatorial president. Chris Oriko who is one of the two main characters is the Commissioner of Information in Sam’s Cabinet. Chris and Sam went to school and grew up together and became very close up until Sam gained power in Kangan. The other main character is Ikem Osodi who is close friends with Chris and studied together with Chris and Sam. Ikem writes editorials that are critical of the Kangan government and eventually gets both himself and Chris into trouble later on in the novel.
Anthills of the Savannah began with a cabinet meeting. When the meeting was done outside of the palace was a crowd of people from Abazon who were trying to get to meet the President. The president has caused them to suffer from drought due to shutting down the water-holes in the province. President......
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