FATHERS OF NATION NEW SET BOOK 2022
33 videos • 35,292 views • by Litt up Fathers of nations is set in contemporary African society(which is the location and the time frame in which a narrative took place ), in other words, the setting is the context in which a story occurs and includes the time, place, and social environment. It is very important to establish the setting of a narrative so that it will be easier to visualize and experience to the narrative in its context. Fathers of nations is a satirical novel and is set in contemporary Africa. It is a story that brings to us in a satirical way all that has gone wrong in Africa. In this novel, Africa is depicted as a continent where the leaders have made the majority of the people voiceless, they are mere spectators as their leaders continually destroy their livelihoods. The leaders have no meaningful development agenda the cycle of endless wrangles makes the leaders of Africa look naive, and to say the least, unreasonable. The picture we get of African leaders from the novel is that of a coalition of confused and manipulated people experiencing various ideological positions originating from elsewhere. Paul vitta, the author of this novel focuses on two ideological standpoints advocated by rival groups, one group has produced a development agenda which is referred to as “path Alpha” the other group has produced, yet another ideological position called, "way omega "this novel, therefore, deals with a dysfunctional post-colonial state of Africa, buying into anything from anywhere, it depicts the horrors that could continue to plague the people of Africa. Unfortunately, in their hopelessness, the people continue to entertain a leadership that is blind to their plight. The novel paints a devastating picture of Africa indeed. It is a picture of millions of people on the knives edge of daily survival. Some countries are beset by war and organized criminal networks that control all the political power and economic opportunities. International imperialistic networks of control have captured the continent and imprisoned it so to speak. African countries are easily sucked into meaningless engagement with international financial institutions that impoverish them even further. The tragic events that happen on the continent bear witness to a deep-seated leadership crisis.