SUMMARY OF GODWIN AKPAN’S THE CROWDED CORRIDOR
Abstract
This work seeks to mirror out the level of corruption and political tussle for power by our political leaders who at the end of the Akpan’s the crowded corridor is a satiric play which mocks the type of politics that is played in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, Africa and the world at large, the characters in the play depict that of Nigerian politicians who during the quest for political power will go round the entire state and country saying what they will do to the people.
Introduction
In every literary work, the idea and philosophy of the writer are embedded in the theme, to uncover themes and meanings, begin the analysis by making verifiable observations, as a scientist, through careful reading. Observations that are verifiable can be pointed out and agreed upon by others. These observations are the raw data of literary analysis; they are objective facts. Objective facts are the third-person accounts that indicate who is doing what in the story or poem. They establish the when; they confirm the where. They recognize interesting keywords and repetitions. They record character dialogue, and they note specific devices used by the poet. Keep in mind that the author made a decision about each of these objective elements. Your role as a reader/analyst is to determine why these creative decisions were specifically made.
PURPOSE OF THE BOOK: The crowded corridor is written about the struggles and manipulations of political elites who sort for power at all costs. Godwin Akpan shows dexterity that will surpass even tested writers. It is written to enlighten the youth about having their full rights and not allowing those in power to brutalize them, and also aspire for greater height in terms of good governance.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY
The pay is a satiric play that mocks the type of politics that is played in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, Africa, and the world at large, the characters in the play depict that Nigerian politicians who during the quest for political power will go round the entire state and country saying what they will do to the people when they get into power but immediately when they enter the office the poor electorate who voted for them will still remain in abject poverty. the playwright uses “Bakassi Boys” to portray the level of our teaming youths who takes sight with the political office holder to silence any opposition that may arise to oppose them,
The playwright also portray the level of political struggle in our today’s society because politics seems to be the only short way of making money and of such, it corridor are often crowded with opposition, killing, blackmailing just to get into the corridor of power so has to be able to loot and divert public funds to themselves and this makes them eliminate anybody that stands on their way to prevent them from getting into the corridor of power.
SUMMARY OF GODWIN AKPAN’S THE CROWDED CORRIDOR
The Crowded Corridor is a play that is well written. The author uses a simple plot and settings to convey his message the author as a master of words relays his message subtly. The play shows the struggles and manipulations of the political elites who strive to get into power even against them. The play is rich in vocabulary and the use of figures. The salient issue observed so far in the play is that most of the actions in the play are randomly typed some are italics and embolden in a bracket form while parts are not emboldened and the part starts with initial caps. The characterization is not well arranged because the roles of the characters are not included in the character list. The actions and conversations in the play are mixed together. The book is remarkable in it content and the use of simple tenses as a style shows the level of the author’s dexterity in literary work. The art of remembering in psychosocial drama is literary litigation against the power that be and those who have misused the said power to the detriment of others in the society.
Corruption constitutes a serious impediment to the effectiveness of resource mobilization and allocation in Nigeria; hence, it diverts resources from vital programs and projects that should reduce poverty and sustain economic development. Corruption weakens the domestic banking system, which is inimical to growth since it reduces savings and investment and results in low standard of living for the people. Also, resources received from corrupt practices are either moved out of the country to foreign bank accounts and investments in foreign businesses or are spent on the import of luxuries for private consumption or both. The many reports of money laundered by the political class to foreign bank accounts attest to the above notion. Akpan lament about this using a satiric play crowded corridor to portray the level of corruption in our nation
