JAMB - English Language (2019 - No. 149)
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The novel places emphasis on the
need for strict parenting and schooling for children
social disparity between the rich and the poor in the society
relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents
abnormalities of the society and the confusion that comes with childishness
คำอธิบาย
The writer appreciates the maintenance of close relationship between Aliya and her father. Her father was more or less her friend. This made for a fine balance of personal development for Aliya as her father guides her constantly on the realities of life, sexual maturity and exposition as well the need to excel in life.