Myths and Realities: A Study Of Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine

Abstract

Elechi Amadi is a prolific African writer and a literacy critic. He is of the view that literature is meant for aesthetic and
entertainment value. Any deviation from this position is a prostitution of literature. This paper discusses myths and realities; A
study of Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine. It examines the concepts of myths and realities. The paper gives a detailed account of
the concept of the sea-king as it affects the customs and tradition of the Ikwerre people of Rivers State of Nigeria where the
author hails from, with adequate examples from the text. The paper posits that Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine is a reality and not
a myth. Copious instances were cited to buttress this assertion.