Weep Not, Child

by

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Teachers and parents! Our Teacher Edition on Weep Not, Child makes teaching easy.

Weep Not, Child Symbols

The Land

In Weep Not, Child, the earth itself—and especially the land that white settlers stole from Ngotho’s family—represents the difference between colonialist notions of ownership and the wholistic, spiritual bond many Kenyans form with…

read analysis of The Land