thin sharp pain as it cut through the flesh. The surgeon had done his work. Blood trickled freely onto the ground, sinking into the soil" (p. 52). And so, Waiyaki will forever have a bond, a religious bond, with the earth, Ngugi continues, "as if his blood was an offering." The bigger picture is of course the road to manhood, but there is also religious symbolism here. Jesus Christ was crucified on the Cross, and his blood was clearly intended, according to the New Testament, to be an offering to God and a way for Christian followers to be forgiven of their sins. When Christians take communion, they drink wine which the priest or minister says is sym
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