ELDORADO

Eldorado mirrors the devastating consequences of an upbringing that is devoid of discipline, dedication to hard work, and moral rectitude. It captures the vanity of illusive pursuits without hard work, honesty, morals, and fear of God. The book is dedicated to victims of any form of societal abuse, political violence, and drug addictions. It is also dedicated to our country Nigeria in her match for Unity, peace, tolerance, and politics without bitterness. It is in recognition of those who need encouragement to start all over again. The story is set in the northern part of Nigeria when school enrolment wasn't too popular due to the fear of the unknown. It is an imagination-based fiction depicting childhood, early school years, and the crisis of lives built on falsehood and disillusionment. It was depicted in an agrarian community where they are either farmers who grew Cotton or do menial collar jobs. The plot is not conventional, but episodic. It was written the way it happened in society. It was about life on the fast lane, featuring Ayis and Ajigarau who depended on Chief Zobo for power and recognition in their earlier years and the college. Chief Zobo's end formed a dark world around his dependents. The conflicts and struggles of the characters to strike a balance in their their chosen careers dragged them into misery, solitude, distress, and poverty. The story is a tragic satire. It mirrored the futility of falsehood and the wrath of worldliness individualized and by the logic of extension to the societal institutions Nigeria at large. The choice of words is simple. They are words that the average Nigerian can understand with ease. However, several technical devices are used to make it illustrated, vivid, picturesque and enduring. Songs were used to emphasize the excitement that is found in early childhood education. Particularly, as it is practiced in schools during the morning assembly. Thus, the marching songs and the National Anthem features. The author used songs as recollection tools of children's experiences at Christmas, and the fun of it made vivid. There is extensive use of colloquialism to create humor and pictures of realism. Most ideas and names were stated in Hausa with quotes to indicate that such primordial's were best interpreted by the users of the language. The author created some forms of Interior monologue to present the mental agony the characters are going through and the tragedy of a man who is hemmed in an unelectable destiny. There is also the use of philosophical parallelism to pass the message of reciprocity. On page 84, the driver says, ' listen to tome good... So when the desirable available, the available becomes desirable. I hope that women will know that life has a timetable. There's also a need for us to look inwardly to know that the decision we make can make or mar our destiny. Rather than playing games, the quoted antithesis a philosophical statement that resolves the problem that women are facing presently. Life is given and take. The story also ex-rays the intense sense of the pervasiveness of misery, solitude, paralysis of will, and the harrowing effects of nothingness, woven together using fantasy. It portrays the violent situation of political maneuvers, human and embryo trafficking, and punishment. The theme of unfaithfulness projects Ayis, a frivolous disenchanted man who went through marriage cutting corners. Gender bias becoming a deciding factor in a woman's happiness. This came up with a cost. He was diagnosed with HIV; while the wife wasn't infected. The story emphasized the importance of relationships with others to a great extent determine a person's tapestry of life or destiny. When you flock with serious minds you reap the benefits of greatness. And total dependence on a personality could spell doom. There is also the theme of change and second chance due to God's mercy. They later saw what choice could bequeath the person. Matthew Ajigarau found forgiveness. Read more