The Deep Meaning of Symbolism Significance in Men in the Sun

The novel of MEN IN THE SUN by Ghassan Kanafani reflects the Palestinian cause, the 1948 catastrophe and its impact on the Palestinian people through Palestinian men of different generations who tell their story in a wonderful symbolic way. The novelist reflected the issue through the characters, as each character in the novel symbolizes a certain personality of his people. The story is the story of three men who decide to emigrate from Palestine to Kuwait illegally for their desire to improve their living conditions. The novel ends with the death of the three men suffocating for fear of beating the walls of the tank. This study is an attempt to examine the symbolism in Men in the Sun and its significance and the deep meaning behind the literal meaning of these symbols. The study tries to examine the basic symbol of the story "the walls of the tank are not pounded", as these three men die suffocating in the tank, without any of them daring to knock the walls of the tank for help. The symbolism of the non-knocking of the walls indicates the legitimate cry of the Palestinian people conflict, who have suffered from displacement. Other symbols in the novel are also analyzed to show how the writer used them for artistic  and political purposes

Protest against Military Regime in Wole Soyinka’s King Baabu

This paper identifies some issues related to military regime in Nigeria and Wole Soyinka’s protest against them, as dramatized in King Baabu (2001). Soyinka evokes his people to revolt against the antidemocratic tendencies and the manipulation of army leaders who attempt to control and contain the public through various means in order to remain in power. The paper discusses Soyinka’s revolt and protest against the authoritative power which have become explicit, direct, and continuous as the only means to bring about a positive change and to curb the corruption of the military dictatorship or to make this phenomenon controllable. Protest has assisted Nigeria to turn to democracy after the death of Sani Abacha (b. 1943) in 1998, mainly because of the opposition activists and the protesting voices. Soyinka has emphasized that the end of a tyrant like King Baabu is miserable and disgusting, which is contrasted to the strength of the rebels, a message that Soyinka wants his audience to understand in order to establish civilian rule and democracy. The paper concludes on Soyinka’s note of victory of the protesters against their tyrant, a revolutionary spirit to call people to bring back what belongs to them and drive away what threatens their peace