Literature-In-English Paper 3 WASSCE (SC), 2020

Question 12

 

How does the image of caged bird explain the boy’s experiences in The Schoolboy?


Observation

 

A good number of candidates attempted this question. The candidates were able to point and answer the demands of the question.

The required answer should include the following points:

  • Statement of the central theme.
  • The restrictions imposed by society and school on children’s growth and development.
  • The caged bird and the boy’s experience of nature.
  • The boy is excluded from participation in nature’s activities, being restricted in school.
  • Implications for adulthood: loss of early childhood joy.
  • The boy describes his experiences of school harrowingly.

 

Candidates’ performance in this question was good.