JAMB - Literature In English (1978 - No. 35)
Wole Soyinka's 'Telephone Conversation' is
an attack on the British telephone system
a complaint about the difficulty of getting telephones installed in private houses
about the colour of Soyinka's passport
a humorous but satirical comment on colour prejudice in Britain
about the game of hide and seek
Explanation
Wole Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation is a satirical poem that highlights racial discrimination in Britain. The poem describes a telephone conversation between a Black African man (the speaker) and a white landlady who hesitates to rent an apartment to him after learning about his skin colour.
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