JAMB - Literature In English (2000 - No. 3)
....We have no electric, and we still drink tanwiji from the stream. Many of our children are in jail... We protested and your police mounted expeditions to maim us and reduce our houses to ashes...'
The images depicted are those of
poverty and opulence
opulence and brutality
suffering and depression
suffering and brutality
Explanation
The images depicted in the speech are ones of hardship, as the speaker describes the lack of basic amenities (no electricity, drinking water from the stream), the imprisonment of children and the brutal actions of the police (maiming and destroying homes). These reflect suffering and brutality.
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