Self-study
P1
With his first published works in the 1950s, Amos Tutuola became the first Nigerian writer to receive wide international recognition. ███
Intro topic ·
Tutuola first Nigerian writer to get wide international recognition
Critics' perspectives ·
Two perspectives on Tutuola's work
Some praise for new approaches to novel. Other criticize as simple, but distorted retellings of local tales.
Critique of critics ·
Need to understand genre of Tutuola's work
Critics think he wrote novels. He didn't.
P2
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Main point ·
He wrote folktales and should be viewed as working within African oral tradition
Although his subjects were not original, originality is not expected from folktales.
P3
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Folktale features ·
Basic story already known; folktale teller supposed to modify
P4
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Tutuola's work ·
Various features fit the folktale tradition
Repeating specific episodes, blending English with African idioms and grammar, using traditional techniques of folktale tellers in his writing.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Spotlight
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Question Type
Main point
The author advances the view that Tutuola’s works
a
Amos Tutuola is ██ ███████████████ █████████ ██████ ██ █████████ █████ ██████ ███████ █████ ██████ ████████ ███████ ██ ███████ ████████ ████████ ███ ████████ ████████
This doesn’t capture the author’s view that Tutuola’s works should be viewed as folktales rather than as novels.
b
Amos Tutuola's literary █████ ██████ ██ █████████ ███ ██ ██████ ███ ██ ██████ ███ ███████████ ███████ ██████████ ██ ██████████
This best captures the author’s view, which is that Tutuola’s works
c
Amos Tutuola is ██ █████████ ██████ ███████ ██ ██ ████ ██ ███████████ ███ ██████████ ██ ██ ████ ███ ████ ████ ███ ███████
The main point isn’t that Tutuola is an important author. The main point is the author’s view about how we should view Tutuola’s works as folktales rather than as novels.
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This doesn’t capture the author’s view that Tutuola’s works should be viewed as folktales rather than as novels.
e
The folktale is █ ████████ ███████ ████████ █████ ████ █████ ████████ ██████████ ██ ███ █████ ██ ████ ████████
This doesn’t capture the author’s view that Tutuola’s works should be viewed as folktales rather than as novels. The main point isn’t about the value of folktales; it’s about how we should view Tutuola’s work as part of the folktale tradition rather than as novels.