Write a note on the setting of Anthills Of Savannah.

The novel is set primarily in the city of Bassa, which is in West Africa. The setting of this novel is important because the country is experiencing political unrest. The main characters of the novel are a mixture of Africans and British leftover from the time when Britain occupied the country. For this reason, the setting of the novel has a strong impact on the characters because they live constantly in fear of dying in the face of another political coup.

The setting of this novel works well with the plot. At first, the reader is not aware that the threat of a coup is a major motivator to the characters. However, as events unfold, the political unrest continuously leaks into the consciousness of the characteristics. Even though the primary plot of the novel focuses on the characters’ involvement in the coup, the reader soon realizes it is fear of the coup motivating most all the characters in the novel.