SECTION E: African Prose
AMMA DARKO: Faceless
Discuss the significance of Agbogbloshie Market in the novel.
Explanation
The required answers should include:
i. Background of Agbogbloshie Market.
ii. Deprivation as a root cause for forcing people especially children out of their homes.
iii. Deprivation of basic amenities within the market itself.
iv. Misery the characters are put through by exploitation, suffering, hunger, poverty and bullying.
v. The decadence of the characters mentally, morally and physically.
vi. Unchecked lawlessness even in the presence of law enforcement officers.
vii. A business centre for traders and buyers of all kinds. Particularly, it is the place where Kabria encounters Fofo, which leads to Fofo’s rehabilitation and the resolution of mystery surrounding Baby T’s death.