Twingle Twangle is a novel by Femi Osofisan. Based on the typical Yoruba style, there are two actors [a pair of twins - Taye and Kehinde] who venture into the forest to seek a better life. The author attempts to depict war and peace in the novel and place them side by side. Based on the central theme of the novel "POVERTY", the author attempts to point out widespread poverty.
Writing, Femi, ironically describes that even without a strong hand - coercion or force, the world can be ruled, while at the same time, leaders can use iron hands to rule his people - a tyrant, dictator and ruthless The leader, both aim or aim at the purpose - to protect the people or their own interests.
Baba Ibeji [father of twins] and Mama Ibeji [mother of twins] happen to be victims of poverty, but are given twins as a way to solve this problem. This is also one of the beliefs of the writer community, and the twins have turned a poor family into a lucky or wealthy family. After a while, the twins ventured to seek life and get the consent of their father. The journey takes five years.
After a few years, the two brothers did not return from their journey; this led Mama Ibeji to fear that they were still alive, a grumpy woman, insulting and rude, and rushing to Babarawo [herbalist] who thought she had to surrender Or someone whose child does not return.
In order to avoid the terrible scandal, Barbarawo asked her to be patient and to take out the euphemism [Divination beads] where his twins were known to split. The baptized man told Mama Ibeji that her sons were still leaving and Baba Ibeji stood helplessly. The author used a flashback to reveal what happened before and the twin events that occurred before.
For the two brothers and their servants Digbaro and Efundunke, the journey was not very interesting and equally difficult. This is energy, fresh and stressful. Since the road is divided into two - one to the sea and the other to the forest, there has been a lot of controversy as it crossed the border. Finally, Digbaro walked along Kehinde to a sea with a bag full of weapons, while Efundunke followed Taye to the forest with a bag full of musical instruments. The author compares how to become a leader and system of government, military rule, and democracy.
Orignal From: Fiction Review: Femi Osofisan's Twingle Twangle - Part 1
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