Br Njoroge Short Story

classes from interacting with each other. But Njoroge assures Stephen that the tension will one day pass and Kenya will be peaceful again. “It’s strange. It’s strange how you do fear something because your heart is already prepared to fear because may be you were brought up to fear that something, or simply because you found others fearing…”(121). The two boys discover that their previous lack of interaction was due to shyness, not animosity. Stephen thinks that fears and prejudices spread within a community. The author suggests that hatred and prejudice seem more inherent than unnatural. The men of Mahua gather to discuss political affairs. They plan a strike to involve all black people who work under white people or the British colonial government to raise a pay.

Mwihaki the daughter of Jacobo loves Njoroge and he is surprised at her benign attitude towards him. He seeks solace and assistance from Mwihaki. Jacobo is the root cause of Njoroge’s sufferings, yet Mwihaki continues to shower love and affection on Njoroge. He wonders “How could she be Jacobo’s daughter” (86). The pure love between Njoroge and Mwihaki centrainly proves resilient: “Her world and Njorgoge’s world stood somewhere outside petty prejudices, hatreds and class differences”(97). The end of the novel conveys a message that love may endure, but that it cannot change a person’s circumstances. They are bound by a stronger sense of duty to their parents and their country. The concept of land for Kenyans and the exploitation of workers and the impact of the wars on the contemporary youth suffer from the neocolonialism. Njoroge decides to commit suicide. He has lost his family, education, faith in God, love and his country. He is a dreamer, visioner and saviour of his family and country. He feels guilty for shirking his father’s last command, which was to take care of his mothers. He thinks that he is a coward, because he could not change the