COMP-LIT 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Samuel Doe
12 Oct 2016
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Irony of a child describing an adult crying like an infant. Adults act like kids, and kids act like adults. None are really genuine, all pretend to be a guardian/parental figure. Trying to be an adult, but still looking for a genuine parental figure. The first warlord the audience introduced to. The mother of the dead baby being comforted by him. Mass rapes carried out by papa le bon disguised as exorcisms. Uses them to engage in arbitrary and absurd form of leadership. Has guns on top of his clothing. Sees through the roles that adults take up. Shock to birahima, who thought papa le bon was invincible. Yacouba feels papa le bon deserved it. Birahima describes his rule as a change of props and costumes. Puts on further aires that she is more upper class w/ her fake name. Her camp teaches him the rules of tribal warfare . Punishment isn"t proportionate to the crime (p. 100)
