AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF MYTH AND WORLDVIEW IN WOLE SOYINKA’S DEATH AND THE KINGS HORSEMAN AND OLA ROTIMI’S THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
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INTRODUCTION
1.0 Aims of Study
The major theme of this research is to define and investigate the concept of myth, as well as how tradition, culture, and history form the foundation of a people’s myth. This project will examine the elements that come together to carve myths–not a haphazard endorsement, but a critical examination of history, the element that explains the state of affairs. In a nutshell, this study tries to critically provide readers with a panoramic view of how a people’s worldview and philosophy, in terms of death, destiny, and birth, build the myth that is passed down from generation to generation. This study also aims to examine the writer’s “artistic and cultural consciousness,” that is, to determine the writer’s point of view and to assess the writer’s creative genius in blending cultural ideals into the art of producing literature. The African artist does not subscribe to the “art for art’s sake” mentality; rather, the African artist sees art as a tool for communicating “truths” that pervade the domains of African civilization. In a broader sense, the African artist is more concerned with the “utile” function of his creation than with the “dulce” function of art.
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1.1 Background to the Study
This study aims to challenge the purported “worldview” of certain critics, especially non-Africans, who dismiss African writers’ use of myths as “aesthetically motivated.” Death and the Kings Horseman by Wole Soyinka and The Gods Are Not to Blame by Ola Rotimi try to show the particular essence and strangeness of African society. Ola Rotimi’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex exemplifies this. He perfectly adapts the work to reveal the point of view of the Yoruba people in response to birth, death and predestination. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s He perfectly modifies the work to reflect the Yoruba people’s reaction to birth, death, and predestination. Culture is defined as “the customs and beliefs, art, way of life, and social organization of a particular country or group” by the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. That is, the total representation of a people’s way of thinking and living. Language, dress, food, and so on are minute parts of culture that are set in motion by social experiences that give rise to the beliefs and sense-perception that form the foundation of varied cultural elements. According to a traditional African proverb, “the story is more important than the storyteller.” This indicates that the story is the connecting factor that connects legendary and historic events performed by ancestors to modern civilization. As a result, it is critical that society retains the “story” for future generations, which may symbolize the people’s culture and mythology.
Similarly, cultural beliefs and myths do not emerge spontaneously, as the “big-bang theory” does, but rather through a gradual process that is later accepted by the people who comprise the society. Anthropologists, on the other hand, define culture as “what everyone has.” Similarly, a community cannot survive unless its members mutually agree to a consensus with the goal of “marrying” all perspectives in order to live in communion. As a result, society can only work when individuals come together, bringing their separate ideas or values to what I refer to as the “community square,” with the goal of building a cohesive belief system. Myths exist in all societies, hence they are an important part of any civilization. To an uninformed audience, myths are often seen as philosophical and highly speculative–speculative in the sense that myths are perceived as non-factual experiences.
The project’s use of the term “worldview” serves as a backdrop for a better understanding of myths and their existing relationships with religion, anthropology, and cultural history. According to one school of thought, myths are often referred to be hypothetical, based on guesswork and speculation. However, this study will show that a society’s mythical beliefs can only be understood from the perspective of those who belong to such societies. According to Christian postulates and philosophy, Christ’s death and resurrection are intended to save mankind from sin and its consequences. Furthermore, Islamic adherents believe that the only way to paradise is to believe in Allah and the message of the holy Prophet Muhammad. Non-believers dismiss Christian and Islamic doctrines as simple fables based on guesswork, but ardent adherents see their faith as more than a religion they have come to “live.”
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