The Mythopoetics of Atogun’s Fight Against Political Corruption in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Taduno’s Song and Orpheus Myth

Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Charity Azumi Issaka, Portia A Siaw
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The aim of this paper is to examine the correlation between the Orpheus Myth and Atogun’s novel Taduno’s song through the lense of mythopoetics. It also aims at analysing the manner in which the eponymous hero fights against political corruption in particular in Nigeria. The study is important because it enables us discover the ways in which Atogun adapts the Orpheus myth and marries it to his own strategy of fighting corruption so as to address the contemporary political situation in his country, Nigeria. The primary data for this paper is the novel Taduno’s song and the Orpheus myth. Secondary data in the form of works and papers on myth and mythmaking as well as on political corruption have been reviewed and used to support arguments in this paper. A close reading method has been used to analyse words, expressions, situations and contexts in the primary sources in terms of themes and style. The secondary sources have mainly been used to adduce evidence in support of arguments in the paper. The study establishes that Atogun adapts the Greek myth to the Nigerian situation in order to bring the contemporary political situation of his country to the fore. This is because the Orpheus myth encapsulates universal themes that allow it to be adapted to the present century. The study also concludes that evidence from the narrative indicates that in addition to stronger institutions, Africa also needs stronger, morally principled, courageous and selfless citizens who can rise against political corruption anywhere it rears its ugly head in the continent.
奈及利亚阿托贡反政治腐败的神话学:塔都诺之歌与俄耳甫斯神话之比较分析
本文试图从神话学的角度来考察俄耳甫斯神话与阿托根小说《忠野之歌》之间的关系。它还旨在分析同名英雄打击政治腐败的方式,特别是在尼日利亚。这项研究很重要,因为它使我们能够发现阿托贡如何改编俄耳甫斯神话,并将其与自己的反腐败战略结合起来,从而解决他的国家尼日利亚的当代政治局势。本文的主要资料是小说《忠野之歌》和俄耳甫斯神话。关于神话和神话制造以及政治腐败的作品和论文形式的二手数据已被审查并用于支持本文的论点。本文采用细读的方法,从主题和风格的角度分析了一手资料中的词汇、表达、情景和语境。第二手资料主要用来引证支持论文的论点。研究表明,阿托贡为了突出尼日利亚的当代政治形势,将希腊神话改编为尼日利亚的国情。这是因为俄耳甫斯神话包含了普遍的主题,使其能够适应当今的时代。该研究还得出结论,叙述中的证据表明,除了更强大的制度,非洲还需要更强大、有道德原则、勇敢和无私的公民,他们可以在非洲大陆任何地方反对政治腐败。
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