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John Ruganda, Echoes of Silence

Discuss the main theme in echoes of silence

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The play's main theme is centered around political oppression, and the way the people of the East Africa have been silenced. This book is Ruganda's chosen from of political protest, his purpose being to make his people aware of the repression under which they are living, as well as to call his people to action. In this play, Ruganda keys in on "silence" as a powerful proponent of protest, a stratefy for political resistance.