Adeagbo, Tunde John2023-12-122023-12-122015-04-01Adeagbo, T.J. (2014) “Une 6tude semiotique des romans de Camara Laye” An Unpublished Ph. D thesis submitted to the Department of French, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Ali, A. Yusuf (1975) The Holy Quran Text Translation and Commentary, United Kingdom: The Islamic Foundation Babalola, Adeboyc (2001) Awon OrikiOrile Metadinlogbon Lagos: Longman Nigeria PLC Barthes, Roland (1982) Empire of Signs (trans. Richard Howard), New York: Hill & Wang Camara, Laye (1953) L’enfant noir, Paris: Librairie plon Camara, Laye (1954) Le Regard du roi, Paris: Librairie plon Camara, Laye (1966) Dramouss, Paris : Librairie plon Cavendish, Richard (1971) Man, Myth and Magic an Illustrated Encyclopedia of the supernatural Vol. 1 London: BPC Publishing Ltdhttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3330In this article, myth is discussed as a literary concept. Mythological issues like the effects of names and the dates of birth on Camara Laye were explained by the help of Cavendish s theory of numerolog)>. The article also presented totems as one of the elements that we must respect for our well being. In this paper, the opinion of Abimbola 1977 that each and every living soul was born with a totem, a phenomenon that must be respected as revealed in the novels of Camera Laye. It is also discovered that there aer supernatural powers that control the natural.The ancestors were partly seen as omnipresent -those whose spirits could be invoked for protection and provision anywhere anytime, At the concluding part, every individual is urged to know his\her position in the supernatural.This would help everyone to pray for the desirable position as regards his/her destiny and reject every undesirable examples like politician and statesman, hide and future occurrence through prayer.enLiterature, Myth, Novel, TotemArticle