GCELiterature in EnglishAfrican Prose2022

In Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat, the character Mugo is ultimately revealed to be

Athe true leader of the Thabai freedom fighters
Bthe informer who betrayed Kihika to the colonial authoritiesCORRECT
Ca colonial loyalist who later converts to the independence cause
Da veteran of the Second World War who struggles to readjust to village life
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Mugo, who is celebrated as a hero of the independence struggle, is ultimately revealed to have betrayed the freedom fighter Kihika to the colonial authorities. This revelation forms the dramatic climax of the novel and subverts the community's assumptions about heroism and guilt. Ngugi uses this twist to explore themes of betrayal, guilt, and the complexity of moral identity in post-colonial Kenya.
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