"Mosese represents the educated elite who sacrifice themselves to improve their countries leadership." Describe the traits that proofs the statement...

      

"Mosese represents the educated elite who sacrifice themselves to improve their countries leadership." Describe the traits that proofs the statement with illustrations from Betrayal in the City.

  

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Masinde
Mosese is courageous
He had the courage criticise the government during Adika’s funeral knowing very well that the government would come after him.And just a day after the funeral, he was framed and arrested with allegation that his car had drugs.

He is cynical
Mosese is seen to be hopeless about any change being realized in Kafira. He says, during the speeches at Adika’s funeral, "I learned the bitter truth. Kafira wasn’t going to change after all.”It is therefore evident that Mosese has given up hope on Kafira. He advises Jusper to stop agitating against the government for this reason. At first he does not want to participate in the play.

Mosese is Principled
He says he cannot compromise his principles for anything including his own freedom. He even cannot allow his sister Regina to plead for his release and he is not even ready to participate in a play by prisoners since to him that is to “bend so low” to the oppressors

He is Patriotic
It is evident that Mosese loves his country Kafira. He is very much angered by what is happening in Kafira. He criticises the government even when it is risky to do so. He tells Jere “it was better while we waited. Now we have nothing to look forward to. We have killed our past and are busy killing our future ... Our children will never have such memories.” Mosese going to prison is like a sacrifice he makes to change his country. Moreover, he agrees to participate in the play in order to secure the freedom of six hundred prisoners. As Jere puts it, this was “sacrificing their dignity in order to rescue others from inevitable misery.” He later on becomes instrumental in freeing the country when he takes part in overthrowing the Boss'government.


Mr Masinde answered the question on May 1, 2018 at 11:52


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