Unraveling the Threads of Change: Narrative Analysis of Femi Osofisan's One Legend, Many Seasons
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2025-01
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Theatre and Film Studies Department, Faculty of Humanities, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworokwu, Port-Harcourt
Abstract
Nigeria’s society is currently faced with social vices such as corruption,
oppression,exploitation, and financial crimes among others. The government of Nigeria
has formulated many strategies to curb these social vices but all to no avail. This paper
made an in-depth analysis of Femi Osofisan’s drama: One Legend, Many Seasons as
catalysts for personal and societal change. Focusing on the theme, this paper examines
how the characters in One Legend, Many Seasons contribute to altering perceptions and
promoting self-awareness. The aim of this study is to analyse Femi Osofisan’s drama:
One Legend, Many Seasons,as an agent of personal and societal change. Specifically,
the objectives of this study are: to explore how some characters in the play contribute to
their own disillusionment and the backwardness of society; to examine the use of drama
as a tool for social change, and to discuss how drama provides solutions to social
problems, thereby serving as a catalyst for change. The qualitative research design was
adopted in the work as data was collected using the content analysis method. The study
adopted Bertolt Brecht’s Epic Theatre as the theoretical framework. This is because the
thrust of Epic Theatre is to re-awaken the consciousness of the audience towards
making the desirable change in the society. The major findings reaffirm that drama is
uniquely equipped to interrogate and unravel nascent and salient issues confronting any
society,thereby bringing about the necessary changes. The study recommends that the
play be performed in different places for people to see in order to bring about the
desirable changes.
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Change, corruption, oppression, exploitation and social ills