This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel. The chief of Ilujinle village is
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
The chief of Ilujinle village is
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In Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel, the chief (Bale) of the village of Ilujinle is Baroka. He is an elderly, cunning, and powerful traditional ruler who represents the old ways and customs of the Yoruba community.
Baroka is central to the play's conflict. He competes with Lakunle, a young, Western-educated schoolteacher, for the affection of Sidi, the village belle (the "Jewel" of the title). Despite his age, Baroka outmanoeuvres Lakunle through his shrewdness and ultimately wins Sidi's hand in marriage.
The other characters are not the village chief:
- Lakunle is the idealistic schoolteacher who wants to modernise the village.
- Sadiku is Baroka's eldest wife, who acts as an intermediary between the chief and Sidi.
- Sidi is the beautiful young woman whose photograph in a magazine brings her fame, and who is the object of both Baroka's and Lakunle's attention.
The correct answer is Baroka.
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