Examples Of Love In The Rain Came

Love comes in many different forms. Each one has a different affect on people and each comes from a different type of person. In Grace Ogot’s short story, The Rain Came, love is the main idea throughout. Oganda is supposedly loved by all in the tribe and they all show it until the day she is chosen to be sacrificed in order for it to rain. This answer to the superstition unveiled what the tribe treasured more. Many different examples of love are illustrated in this story, fatherly love, love for the community over self love, and true love. Each of these has things in common but in the end true love wins.
L’abongo, as Oganda’s father, displays fatherly love towards her as he states to the elders, “There are so many homes and so many parents …show more content…
His love for the community triumphs over his love for his only daughter even when he stated “Taking Oganda away from them would leave two useless stones which would not hold a cooking-pot.” (244)The “two useless stones” referring to himself and his wife, Minya. L’abongo continues on, after claiming how useless they would be without her, and he sends her off onto a trip of no return. Within his capacity to love, the community takes preference over Oganda. L’abongo cares more about the well being of his community than he does …show more content…
A short meeting and she is off on her journey to be sacrificed. Prior to the start of her expedition to the lake monster, she was discussing with herself who she truly loves and thought she would be marrying. She came to the conclusion that Osinda was the one. As she is making her long journey to the lake monster, Osinda, her true love, appears and whisks her away from this terror. Their love for eachother is shown in the story when Osinda comforts Oganda as they run away, “It is gone! It is gone!’ Oganda wept, hiding her face in her hands. ‘Weep not, daughter of the chief. Let us run, let us escape.” (249)This shows that Osinda felt with all his heart that they were meant to be together and OGanda was not meant to die then. Also by taking this action and comforting her, it reveals the love that Oganda has for herself and shows that she does not only care about others but she also has the strength to care for herself as well. Not only did Osinda care deeply for Oganda, but that love is returned. Prior to her journey to the monster, Oganda realized that she loves Osinda and that love is displayed as she states, “Oganda touched the chain around her waist as she thought of Osinda. She wished Osinda was there too, among her friends. ‘Perhaps he is ill,’ she thought gravely. The chain comforted Oganda-- she would die with it around her waist and we it in the