Saturday, February 16, 2013

Who is the winner in The Lion and the Jewel?

At least on a simple level, the Lion is the winner since
he eventually wins the hand of Sidi, the woman for whome he and Lakunle are competing. 
He has to try a variety of tricks before he is able to finally convince her that she
ought to accept his proposal, but in the end, his final ruse succeeds.  Lakunle is very
well spoken but lacks the ability to follow through on much of what he says, eventually
helping Sidi in her decision to marry the Bale.

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