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Chapters 1 - 5

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Soyinka, Wole. Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People On Earth. Pantheon Books, 2020.

• The book is set in an imaginary version of Nigeria, narrated in the third-person past tense, offering insight into the characters' thoughts and events, serving as an allegory for state-sponsored corruption in Nigeria and similar African nations.

• The scene opens in a mysterious ceremonial setting.

• Luminous arrows and refracted light guide The Seeker, a woman on a quest for enlightenment, through a space filled with symbolic inscriptions and an aura of heightened expectation.

• The Word, an entity or force with transformative powers, seems to be the central focus of the ritual.

• Papa Davina, also referred to as Teribogo and Papa D., is introduced as a figure of spiritual authority overseeing the Seeker's rite of passage.

• In the midst of...

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