An Analysis of Conflict Between Tradition and Modernization in the Play "Ipi Ntombi" Essay

The play Ipi Ntombi portrays the classic theme of tradition versus modernization. Act one portrays a very traditional Zulu tribe. While men and women danced, wearing grass skirts, beads, shells, and animal hides, native drums kept the beat alive. The people danced with great emotion, and they took great pride in their dancing, their tribe, and their tribe leader. At the end of Act I, the tribe leaders son returns dressed in a hat, T-shirt, jeans and boots. He tells his father, the tribe leader, that he has intentions of getting married in the citys Christian church. The main conflict of the play is established when his father believes that he should wed in the tribes village.The beginning of the second act takes place in a city. There are tall skyscrapers, buses and honking taxis. The young man has returned to the city with the news that the wedding is off. Most of the men are in suits and have hats on their head. The women have dresses. The music has dramatically changed, from the beating of the native drums, to some more modern off-beat jazzy tunes. The instruments included horns, woodwinds, and other modern musical instruments. The paved road and closed space of the modern city is very different from the open tropical forests of the Zulu tribe.The start of the their act is in the citys church. The young mans father, the tribe leader, has decided that his son is now allowed to have a wedding in the city. In the church, it looks like the modern and traditional cultures are merged together. There is both gospel singing and traditional dancing modern jazz tunes and native drums church clothes and suits, and beads, clams, etc. This is the apex of the movie, which when the conflict is resolved.In Act Four, the Zulu tribe is at war. The tribe leader asks his son to help his tribe and fight. His son agrees to fight...

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