Themes : The main theme of this story was the importance of tradition and family. There were also what I considered to be sub themes in each chapter. In "the First Kings of Mali" chapter who you came from was a strong theme . In this chapter it is explained who Sundiata comes from. In this chapter you read about the Mali in the beginning and how it was a province of the Bambara kings (Mandingo), to …showed first 75 words of 436 total…

…showed last 75 words of 436 total…happening many of which did not rhyme as poem or songs often do. The language of the characters was written in slang or a mixer of English and the N'Ko2. Symbolism in the book was frequent for example when Soumaoro Kanta sorcerer power halted. Upon reaching Soumaoro abode Sundiata had seen the fetishes of Soumaoro power dying which symbolize the absence of Soumaoro's power.3 Bibliography Sudiata An Epic of Old Mali by D.T. Niane