JAMB 2017 Literature in English · Question 14
This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption The Two dominant themes of the play are
Options
- A.honesty and decency
- B.immorality and greed
- C.poverty and education
- D.weeding and planting
Answer: B. immorality and greed
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Analyze the question: You're asked for the two dominant themes in Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption. The title itself is a big clue, because the play is about corruption and its consequences in Nigerian society.
Explain the concept: In literature questions on themes, ask what the central conflicts and actions of the play show. Harvest of Corruption is a satire on the moral and political rot in Nigeria. It portrays:
- Greed: leaders like Chief Ogbeche's fellow politicians and officials embezzle public funds, take bribes, and rig systems for personal gain. Public funds meant for hospitals, roads and schools are diverted.
- Immorality: vices such as bribery, nepotism, abuse of office, sexual exploitation, and general moral decadence among the ruling class and the society at large.
- Related themes include poverty, injustice, and the suffering of the masses, but these are consequences of the corruption rather than the main drivers.
Step-by-step elimination:
- A. Honesty and decency: These are the opposite of what the play condemns. The play shows their absence, so they are not the dominant themes.
- B. Immorality and greed: These match the corrupt behaviour that drives the whole plot.
- C. Poverty and education: Poverty appears as a result of corruption, but education is not a dominant theme.
- D. Weeding and planting: These are farming terms, which relate only to the "harvest" in the title, used metaphorically.
Answer: B. immorality and greed
Exam tip: For theme questions, look at the title and the central conflict. When a title contains a word like "corruption", the dominant themes will usually be its vices, such as greed, immorality, bribery and abuse of power, and not their opposites, which are often distractors.
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