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Examples Of Sacrifice In Oganda

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Sacrifice what encourages Oganda to sacrifice herself instead of running away? The authors depicts Oganda’s strong will and love for her people produced a fear that she could not escape herself, allowing` her to have no fear for herself. The authors depicts a woman with the choice of saving her nation or saving herself. Running from her fears she is moved to save the people she loves. She stands for her people to save the people she loves and gives herself as a sacrifice. Oganda , the daughter of the chief, Is set on one goal dying for the rain but is only driven by fear. Oganda is saved another character Osinda, engulfed by fear for not herself but her people she shouts “Let me die, let them have rain”. Oganda’s only interest was for her

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