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The Epic Poem Of Sunjata
Sunjata was not only brave, but he was very intelligent. In the epic poem of Sunjata, there we’re many emotions that was in the air. Many people made accomplishments. People were betrayed, lied to and also dishonest. In the West African poem of Sunjata, Books 7 and 8 will target mothers love, rage and power.
Male rage can be a good thing and can sometimes be a bad thing. It can occur in various ways. Sometimes if someone looks at a man in a wrong manner, he may feel a certain way and that’s with an female also. A man can often get mad, but let the anger build up inside until he feels the need to let it out. Some on the other hand, may let it out when they instantly get mad. In books 7, Sunjata was upset and wanted revenge. They waited to see if he was asleep by hearing if he was breathing. They hit the young man in his head with clubs. They beat him until he cooled off. (Sunjata 1180) He was angry because Dakaron kill the little boy when he really was trying to kill Sunjata. Sunjata felt bad because the little boy died instead of him. He was also mad because his brother, Dakaron, was trying to kill him. He stated “This is the act of my brother.” (Sunjata 1247) “You see this? I will kill this young man. He died my death, I will prove to them that I am not the one who
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There was trials that he had to overcome. Everyone was happy for him and impressed with his duties during the exile. They realized that he was powerful and they knew that he was going to overcome any obstacle. He basically built an empire that everyone wanted to join. Even though Sunjata’s brother, Dakaron, wanted to kill him, Sunjata didn’t stop his journey. He was still aiming to get to the top. Sunjata shows that anybody has the ability to be what they want to be. It also shows that there is no such thing as giving up. “Everyone has the stregnth to overcome hard

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