Literature as a vehicle for Ethical and Educational Transformation in Camillus Uka’s When the Wind Blows
Keywords:
Literature, Ethics, Education, Transformation, Moral Consciousness, When the Wind BlowsAbstract
This work investigates literature as a compelling channel for ethical and educational transformation through a critical exploration of Camillus Uka's When the Wind Blows (2007). The study surveys how the novel exploits narrative techniques, characterization, and thematic concerns to advance moral consciousness and educational development within society. Relying on the assertion that literature functions not only as a basis of aesthetic pleasure but also as a medium for social instruction, the study examines the ethical values and pedagogical ideals embedded in the text. Through the ethical theory of Utilitarianism by Jeremy Bentham which imagines an individual’s action in relation to the pleasure or pain it conveys on the cumulative number of people involved, this paper contends that Uka’s When the Wind Blows (2007) elicits not only some ethical concerns that demand crucial response but also emphasizes the dire scandal of examination malpractice and its attendant consequences on the lives of individuals and society as well. The paper concludes that literature remains an essential instrument for modeling ethical values and nurturing educational transformation in contemporary society
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