This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'. 'Ah, you know, the chichidodo is a bird The chichidodo hates excrement wit...

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.

'Ah, you know, the chichidodo is a bird

The chichidodo hates excrement with all its soul.

But the chichidodo only feeds on maggots, and you know the maggots grow best inside the lavatory. This is the chichidodo'.

Which character in the novel is likened to his bird?

Answer Details

In Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born', the character likened to the chichidodo bird is the man. The chichidodo is a bird that hates excrement but only feeds on maggots, which thrive inside lavatories. Similarly, the man detests the corruption and decay he sees around him but cannot resist becoming involved in it, as he sees it as the only way to get ahead in life. He becomes trapped in a cycle of corruption, much like the chichidodo is trapped feeding on maggots.