Overview
Region
East Africa
Uganda
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Poetry
About This Work
The companion poem to Song of Lawino, giving voice to Ocol, the Westernized husband. His contemptuous monologue dismissing Africa as backward becomes an unwitting self-indictment, exposing the psychological damage of colonial education.
Literary Significance
Read with Song of Lawino, the two poems constitute a complete debate about Africa's cultural identity