The Oppressed will not forever remain silent

“The oppressed will not forever remain silent.” With adequate illustration from the play betrayal in the city, show that you agree with this assumption 

            There is wide spread oppression in the play Betrayal in The City. Many characters are afraid to speak out for fear of retribution from the seemingly invincible government. But this does not remain the case for long. When they cannot bear the oppression any longer, they talk.

            The university students have watched the countries affairs run in an oppressive and dictatorial manner. Government policies are skewed against the common citizen. Unemployment is rising, tribalism and ethnicity are widespread, siphoning of public funds is evident, amongst other evils. Faced with this reality, they hold a demonstration in the city, leading to the death of Adika. They can no longer remain silent.

            Moses Wa Tanga has been a lecturer at the university. He has until Adika’s death been content to watch things unfold from a distance. For him, the oppressive nature of the regime becomes truly manifest during Adika’s funeral. He cannot take it anymore. He speaks against the government and ends up in prison. He later accepts to take part in the play that finally provides an opportunity to overthrow the government.

            Jusper, a university students and a brother to the late Adika, finds himself in the thick of things, his brother is murdered in cold blood, his parents are killed, and he is arrested. In the Midst of all this, the government seeks to silence him, but he does not keep silent. He later writes the play and ends up organizing the coup that topples the government.

            Doga and Nina, Jusper’s Parents come face to face with oppression when their son is killed. During the burial and after, they are not allowed to freely express themselves. They are stopped from doing the shaving ceremony, ostensibly in the interest of peace. When they defy these orders, they are killed. But this is because they refuse to keep Silent.

            From the above, it is true to say that the oppressed will not always remain silent, they will at some point talk against the oppression