HARVEST OF CORRUPTION: SUBJECT MATTER; THEMES; CHARACTERISATION AND CHARACTERS
CONTENT
- Subject Matter/Themes
- Characterization/Characters
Subject Matter/Themes
Subject Matter
The subject matter in the “Harvest of Corruption” runs through the play. The play focuses essentially on corruption. It condemns the ills and foibles of contemporary Nigerian society. The play is a satire illustrating how corruption permeates the fabric of the Nigerian society and affects institutions like the police force, the judiciary, and government ministries.
Themes
Themes in the play “Harvest of Corruption”
1. Theme of Corruption:
The author illustrates the bribery, large-scale embezzlement in official quarters, drug trafficking, sexual immorality perpetuated by highly placed personalities who are supposed to be policymakers and law enforcement officers as corruption. Frank Ogodo Ogbeche shows how corruption permeates government institutions and every fabric of society as well as the devastating effect corruption has on our everyday life. These atrocities are visible in the characters of the Hon. Minister, the Commissioner of Police, the Chief Judge, etc.
2. Retribution:
This is one of the central themes of the play.
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