![]() ![]() ![]() The man feels overwhelmed by so much corruption, which is embodied in Koomson, an old school friend who chose to fall into line and is now a Minister in Nkrumah’s government, a government that is purportedly socialist, but in practice it turns out to be more of the same. Teacher makes astute reflections on life, however, in his own words, he is still not happy. He left society behind a long time ago and took refuge in his books, in contemplation and in his bohemian lifestyle. Teacher is a man who walks around his home naked. The man goes through life unmotivated and only able to find peace in his walks and with his only friend, Teacher. ![]() He has to hold out against the pressures of his ambitious wife and mother-in-law, who can’t quite grasp why the man refuses to accept a bribe from a timberman (they aspire to enter the system and become rich the quick way). He feels very lonely and misunderstood and finds it increasingly difficult to live in his own country, on his own continent. The main character remains nameless, as Armah simply refers to him as ‘the man”. The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi-Kweih-Armah is a novel that tells the story of a railway traffic control clerk in Ghana, who is disenchanted with life and the course of events in his country. ![]()
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