Day 2

A Grain of Wheat Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Do you think Karanja is willing to betray his people? What evidence is there in the novel to support this? Why do you think he is so willing to work with the whitemen?

    At this point in the novel, there is no concrete evidence that Karanja is willing to betray his own people, though signs point in that direction. He seems to value the whitemen and their opinions over those of his own people. "Karanja would rather endure the humiliation than lose the good name he had built up for himself among the white people." It is stated he enjoys the status he has been able to obtain under the whitemen and the power it give him. As for why he is willing to work with the whitemen, the...

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