The Question and Answer section for A Man of the People is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In the chapter, Odili’s emotions surrounding his budding relationship with Edna reveal the narrator’s own insecurities as he grapples with his masculinity. For Odili, the bicycle accident symbolizes his inability to adequately control the events...
At the beginning of the novel, we learn that the unnamed African country recently gained its independence. As a result of this development, the country is faced with a variety of political and structural problems. Odili repeatedly discusses the...
Odili Samalu is the novel's main character, protagonist, and narrator.
Chief M.A. Nanga is the country's Minister of Culture in the reigning P.O.P. political party. He is Odili's antagonist and competitor throughout the novel.
Mawell Kulamo might...
