Exploring the way Efua Sutherland portrays Ananse in The Marriage of Anansewa, showing its significance in the play
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Name: Abraham Yeh Grade: 10b School: Tema International School Course code: English literature 0486/2 Focus: Exploring the way Efua Sutherland portrays Ananse in The Marriage of Anansewa, showing its significance in the play Date: 1st February, 2006 Efua Sutherland's hilarious and interesting play, The Marriage of Anansewa, is a about a Ananse's cunning arrangements for his daughter's marriage, at the same time, using the bride prices to turn round his financial difficulties. I intend to explore how Efua T. Sutherland portrays his character and its significance in the play. Efua Sutherland first portrays Ananse as cunning and deceitful person when he deceives his daughter into typing letters that she did not know was for her own marriage in Act 1. We can note how Ananse succeeds in convincing Anansewa in typing for him whiles she wants to go out. He intentionally complains about the world and hardships in life in order to make her feel...

