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Theme Of Honesty In Civil Peace

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In 1970 a terrible war ended in nigeria. Many lost everything they had. The story Civil Peace focusses on a man named Jonathan. This story follows Jonathan as he recovers from the effects of the war. Throughout the story Jonathan is shown being honest, generous, resourceful, destitute, optimistic, and bereft. One of his positive traits is his honesty. Jonathan 's honesty is best shown when the thieves come to his house. When they ask for a certain amount of money he tells them he doesn’t have that much, and tells them that if he does they can kill him, and his family, and take it. He then offers them the little money he has, which shows his generosity. His generosity is actually a little bit of a weakness. If he gives everything
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