Compare_Contrast_Ake_And_Dark_Child

Compare/Contrast Ake And Dark Child Autobiographies deal with many things in an individual’s life. One of the things that is very important to this type of book is the way the author’s culture has influenced his life. The way that they were raised during their childhood is also an important influence. In the autobiographies Dark Child and Ake, the authors talk about many things regarding their childhood. They both deal with topics including religion, family and education. Style is also something that is important to an autobiography. The two authors being discussed here have very different styles of writing. In Dark Child, the author, Camara Laye, speaks to the reader in a childlike sense. The book is easy to read and seems to be more about telling stories than anything else. In Ake, it is quite the contrary. The author, Wole Soyinka, is also telling stories, however, he is obviously showing off his writing abilities. He makes references to things not many people know, and very often does not explain what he is talking about. The two books both go in depth regarding their religion, traditions and beliefs. Both authors belonged to different religions and speak about it in different ways. In Dark Child, Laye one, about, things, snake, mother, laye, wole, child, special, laye’s, because, father, culture, way, speaks, something, life, important, english, dark, book, ake, yoruba, understand, two, powers, magical, family, even, england, beliefs, wole’s, village, very, told, time