Materialism and the loss of Standard Values in Wale Okediran's Dreams Die at Twilight
| dc.contributor.author | Moses, Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Daniel, Philip Moles | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-12T10:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-12T10:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-04-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The activities and conduct of the individual in any society are the basis for growth and progress of such society. In a society where members engage in dishonest means as survival strategy, the consequences of such acts will ho doubt have negative impact on such society. Most contemporary African society today no doubt is battling with corruption. Everyone wants to survive in one way or the other even if it means going through dishonest means. The overpowering effects of corruption is already manifesting in the lives of the citizenry, both the government and the governed. This paper examines Wale Okediran'sDreams Die At Twilight with a view to evaluating the writer's concerns in the novel and assessing the implication of corrupt tendencies like immorality, injustice, oppression drug trafficking, necrophilia and drug addiction which he raises. The paper concludes that Okediran 's vis ion of the Nigerian society is one devoid of corruption and associate evils if the much talked about change and transformation will be realized. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3678 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of English, Nasarawa State University, Keffi | en_US |
| dc.title | Materialism and the loss of Standard Values in Wale Okediran's Dreams Die at Twilight | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |