The question is based on J.P Clark's WIVES' REVOLT. In the play the central idea is that gender equity_______?

Analyze the question: The question asks about the central idea of J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt regarding gender equity: is it desirable, attainable, or neither?

Concept: the play's story The Wives' Revolt is set in Erhuwaren, an Urhobo community in the Niger Delta. The women are unhappy because the men have been given a share of the oil-company's land compensation and the best of the benefits, while the women are left out. When the men refuse to listen, the women, led by Okoro's wife, Ovwe, go on strike. They withdraw their domestic services and wifely duties, and they take over the community's affairs.

The women's demand is simple: they want to be treated fairly and given a fair share, and they want a say in the community's affairs. The men are eventually forced to give in, and the women are given what they asked for: a share in the benefits and a voice in the decisions of the community.

Solution

• Is gender equity desirable? Yes. The play presents the women's complaint as just, and the men's behaviour as unfair.
• Is it attainable? Yes. The women's revolt actually succeeds, and the men concede to their demands. This shows that equity can be achieved when women stand together.
• Option A (undesirable and unattainable) is wrong because the play supports the women's cause.
• Option B (desirable but unattainable) is wrong because the women actually achieve their goals.
• Option D (obnoxious and desirable) is self-contradictory.

Answer: C. attainable and desirable

Exam tip: In JAMB Literature questions on a theme, ask yourself how the play ends. If the oppressed group succeeds, the theme is "attainable". The conflict resolution usually tells you the author's message. Also, discard any option that contradicts itself, like D.