Literary Quote #12. THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN

Literary Quote #12. THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN



Quote:
"The poor are rich in patience." 
- "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born" - Ayi Kwei Armah, 1968, p 39.

Explanation
Normally, the wealthy people are rich in money, houses, cars, and the like. However, the poor people are not rich in anything like cars and beautiful houses but they are just rich in patience only. Patience is what they have. The author examined this aspect when he use the expressions 'fast drivers' and 'slow drivers' in the novel. 

Examples of themes/issues related to the quote:
- Poverty 
- Corruption 
- Egoism 
- Individualism 
- Exploitation 

Conclusion
The poor are patient. They do not want to steal or exploit others in order to succeed. The writer of this novel encourages people to be patient and use legal means to attain what they want in life. 

Emmanuel Kachele

Emmanuel Kachele is a founder and Blogger of KACHELE ONLINE Blog, an educational blog where 'O' Level English - 'OLE', 'A' Level English (ALE) and other related teaching and life skills are shared extensively. This is an online center for all Tanzanian Secondary School English Language students and teachers (Forms I-VI) and all interested English Language learners and teachers worldwide.

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