From The Theory of Mimesis to Moral Corruption in The Family: A Literary Critique of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time

Confidence Gbolo Sanka , Abigail Mensah , Francis Elsbend Kofigah

This paper investigates the motif of moral corruption that has taken root in the modern family. The focus is on Helon Habila’s novel, Measuring time, and analysis is provided on Habila’s use of language, characterisation, symbolism, collocation and the saturation technique to expose the motif ...