What are the characters in mission to kala？

　　The theme of culture and African tradition is brought out in the

　　novel. There are aspects of culture which are; African communism,

　　African marriages, parent to child relationship, polygamy, dating

　　and courting.

　　Communism is brought out in Medza's village Vimili where the

　　people work as one.They helped each other in farming(women worked

　　in fields as groups),Niam was invited for supper by other

　　families,Medza was sent off to Kala because Niam's problems were

　　regarded as the whole tribe's problems,they were also a permissive

　　society were people could help each other with sexual needs..

　　Marriages are greatly encouraged.

　　The man is the decision maker and women are silent and

　　inferior.

　　It is by culture that a child is supposed to be disciplined by a

　　rod.

　　Polygamy is also shown as the chief is said to have many wives

　　and numerous children and he also marries a young girl adding to

　　the lot.

　　In this society women are married early and as a result they are

　　exposed to abuse. Men are also allowed to hit their wives e.g

　　Medza's father used to bash his wife Medza's mother,Niam would beat

　　up his wife. Also barren women are prone to abuse.Niam's wife was

　　bitten and abused because she did'nt have a child.Women worked in

　　the feilds more than man did and they were also docile to the man's

　　command.

　　The theme in mission to kala can also be colonial education this

　　is because Medza is taking himself to be a black frenchman due to

　　his educative ideas from the French people .This colonial education

　　deprives him of an identity .Medza was born african but because of

　　colonial education he has become a concoction of diffrent

　　cultures.This is why in the book he is not confident of himself

　　because he is torn between the african culture and european

　　culture.

　　Identity is also a theme in Mission to Kala Medza does not have

　　a soluble identity .he failed his baccalaureat examinations thus he

　　has failed to cope with the white man's way of life.On the other

　　hand, the poeple at Kala say to him"for us you are the white man"

　　this shows that he could not qualify to be called a black man also

　　therefore Medza did not have a tangible identity .At this juncture

　　we come to the theme of self realisation .He goes to Kala "Mission

　　to Kala" to discover himself that why he goes through a lot of

　　questioning by the so called "bushman "of Kala .They put him under

　　a brain opening scheme...

Related Q&A：

Well, let me tell you, there are quite a few interesting characters in Mission to Kala. There's the brave and determined protagonist, who never backs down from a challenge. Then there's the wise old mentor, who offers valuable advice and guidance. And don't forget the sneaky villain who always tries to throw a wrench in the works. Oh, and there's also a group of loyal friends who stand by the main character through thick and thin. Each of these characters brings something unique to the story, making it a really exciting adventure!