Fofo Kpee's poverty prevented him from paying off his scar's treatment. To his own vanity, he cared more about himself to get money and treat his scar more then his own niece and nephew. He tricked the two and convinced them that they would do great afterwards. He told them that their godparents were NGO and that NGO were good people. He also rehearsed lines and quotes from the bible for the two to be more respectful and obedient. Fofo taught them to call the godparents 'papa' and 'mama.' They had no idea that these godparents were actually slavers.
His pangs of conscience do not redeem him to me. He cared enough to get the children used to working conditions secretly by not allowing them out or keeping them inside when it is hot. He did care about the children knowing they are related to him but right or wrong his selfishness got him to sell his own family.
Tony,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good start, but you need to work more on providing specific examples in the second paragraph. Your response is too general.