In Nigeria 1934, Wole Soyinka was born. He became a well-known poet, novelist, essayist and play writer, during the fight for African-American freedom. He was the first African awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. In this essay I will be striving to show best my points of view on the poem "Telephone Conversation" by Soyinka, which was published in 1960. This poem clearly shows that racial prejudice was evident in the 60's everyday lives. .
Soyinka studied in England in the 60's and must have felt alienated and alone. Coming from a far away place and not knowing anyone in an area where racial prejudice is still quite common, it's pretty terrifying. The speaker somewhat reflects Soyinka. He states that he hates to have "wasted [a] journey" which shows that he must come from far away (Soyinka 5). The speaker is in England just as Soyinka was. There are two proofs to show that they are in England. The "Button B. Button A" are buttons pushed on a British payphone (Soyinka 13). Also, "Red double tiered Omnibus" is a two-floor bus, which was only found in England in those years. When the speaker says he is "West-African" it is assumed that he speaks of Nigeria. Soyinka extremely resembles or is the speaker.
A man is simply trying to rent an apartment at a reasonable price and location. The property-owner is racially prejudice and asks the color of the man's skin. The instant she knows he is African, she pauses to think about what to do. With a moment of "silence" she proves that she does not have much interest in loaning the local to this black man. When spoken blatantly by the landlady, the man indignantly responds with humor, "by sitting down, has turned my bottom raven black" (Soyinka 31-32). He was ridiculing her because the poem states that she is most probably rich and sits on her rear all day long. When Africans have been sitting for a while, their behinds will not turn red/pink like white folks, so he says his has turned even darker.
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