Discuss the various levels of conflict in the novel
using illustrations from Blossoms of the Savannah for illustrations.
Cultural
conflict – Maa culture is well defined. The
culture has advocated for FGM. The society valued FGM and those that had not
undergone the right were referred to Intoye Nemengalana, a derogatory term.
They were in conflict with the society. Emakererei a known crusader against
girl circumcision was forcefully ejected from Ole Supeiyos homestead
threatening to clobber her. She was referred to as a wasp, a great threat to
Maa culture (p22). Female circumcision he said was not only an honored rite of
passage that had been in existence from time immemorial but an important
practice that tamed an otherwise wild gender.
