Significance of the Title A Grain of Wheat
The title “A Grain of Wheat” carries much significance because of the metaphors that the writer uses indirectly.
THROWING LIGHT ON LITERATURE
The title “A Grain of Wheat” carries much significance because of the metaphors that the writer uses indirectly.
The writer shows three periods in the novel “A Grain of Wheat”: the period before colonialism, under colonialism and the post-colonial period.
"A Grain of Wheat" by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o explores themes of nationalism, identity, betrayal, sacrifice, colonialism, memory as well as history.