This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter . '...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1989 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .

'...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions....'

In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as

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Aissatou sees society as unequal and unjust. She believes that the ruling class, such as princes, are able to control their emotions to do what is required of them, while the working classes have to accept their fate silently even if it is oppressive. She thinks that the way society is structured is absurd and creates unfair divisions between people.

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