Question

Examine the african womens position through baroka

Answer 1

♣The title gives a strong hint about how women are portrayed throughout the play: the "jewel" in question is the beautiful woman Sidi, who is reduced to a coveted object that two men in particular want to possess. These men are the elderly Baroka, the "lion," and the young, western-educated school teacher Lakunle.

♣Throughout the play women are treated as objects and as subordinate to men. Lakunle, for instance, assumes the unquestioning right early in the play to tell Sidi she should not show so much cleavage or carry a pail on her head. He also asserts dominance by informing her that she has a smaller brain that of a man. After that less than endearing beginning, he tells her he loves her.

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