Due to the obligation of serving as a new tribal member in third world environments, one would be expected to maintain the standards and beliefs of religion, politics, and family. Dedication to these new beliefs would cause stress and added pressure for one to strive for the satisfaction of the tribe and people. This could result in isolation and unhappiness. In his play, Death and a King’s Horseman, Wole Soyinka combines the Yoruba culture …showed first 75 words of 1196 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1196 total…king who has experienced both of the cultures. He would strive for satisfaction of the people but would be unhappy by the isolation of society. Wole Soyinka, although relying on the predominant western culture, is able to sustain an African cultural world-view through his use of language, rhythms, and literary devices. The use of such allows the reader to be transferred to a foreign world to experience the clash and conflict of the evolving cultures.