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+++++++++++++++++++++ KEEP REFRESHING THIS PAGE +++++++++++++++++++++ Will Shall Be Updated. Exam Start By 3pm But This Is To Show You That English Is At Hand. SUBSCRIBE FOR YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Literature OBJ Loading.............. (3) (i)Widowhood or The plight of widows (ii)Loneliness (iii) Humiliation (i) Widowhood or The plight of widows: The theme of widowhood is the novel’s central theme. The widows in Lonely Days were subjected to pain and humiliation. The widowhood experiences of Yaremi, Dedewe, Fayoyin and Radeke are a miscrosm of the plight of widows in the larger Nigerian society and in the African continent as a whole. The author condemns widow inheritance, forced remarriage and other cultural practices that subject widows to pain and humiliation. (ii)Loneliness: Another important theme that runs through the novel is the theme of loneliness. Yaremi was very lonely and had to do most things by herself. For instance, she had to appeal to Uncle Deyo, Ajumobi’s friend to assist in mending her leaking roof and rebuilding the walls of her house. (iii) Humiliation: Yaremi suffered humiliation from extended relations who accused her of killing her husband. Dedewe, Fayoyin and Radeke also suffered humiliation. For instance, Dedewe was made to sit in a dark room by her husband’s corpse while Fayoyin’s hair was badly shaved. Hardwork or Diligence: The theme of diligence is expressed by Yaremi’s industrious character. The author uses several anecdotes to encourage hardwork. (6) Matilda,the beautiful and good daughter of Manfred, is intrigued by the portrait of the young Alfonso the Good that hangsin her castle. It is clear that she longs for someone like Alfonso in her life. She begins to get to know Theodore when he is imprisoned and realizes that he is a man of quality. Matilda has never been close to her father and is trying to figure out why he is so intent on bringing Isabella back to the castle. When all of the men leave the castle to find Isabella, Matilda frees Theodore and insists that he leaves the castle to save his life. She has noticed that Theodore resembles the picture of the former prince, Alfonso, and she falls in love with him. Before Manfred can find Isabella and force her to marry him, a huge entourage of knights and courtiers arrive in search of Isabella. One of the knights, unbeknownst to Manfred, is Frederic, Isabella's father. When Theodore escapes the castle, he goes to a wood, and finds a cave. He accidentally meets up with Isabella and vows to protect her. In the meantime, all of Manfred's men and Vincenza, as well, are looking for Isabella. Vincenza finds the cave, and Theodore fights with him, nearly mortally wounding the man, without realizing that Vincenza is Isabella's father. .......DONE.........