In the short story "The Return" a man by the name of Kamau is returning home after a long time in a prison. The beging of the story starts with Kamau walking down a dusty road. He saw the dead crops while he walked past them. Those crops where the destroyed the mau mau emergency this is a devastating revolution. This hints that he has survived the revolution and has hope to see his family and return to his wife.
When he finds the river of Honia he is reminded of his child hood innocence. This is quickly torn apart. His inmate who got released earlier told the village that he was dead. So when Kamau walked up to a group of women they thought he was a ghost. The women were very nervous when they were talking to him. When I read this part the
When he finds the river of Honia he is reminded of his child hood innocence. This is quickly torn apart. His inmate who got released earlier told the village that he was dead. So when Kamau walked up to a group of women they thought he was a ghost. The women were very nervous when they were talking to him. When I read this part the