Anthills of the Savannah Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 17 Summary

Chapter 17 Summary

Chris and his two companions travel to the north of the country, where most well-off city dwellers never bother to go. At a rest stop in a small café, they ask for a fresh bowl of water to wash their hands, as the water in the bowl provided is scummy and greasy. The restaurant owner laughs and says they must be from the South. They are in drought country now, where fresh water is scarce and expensive.

The bus finally arrives in Abazon. The area is dry, almost desert-like. Oriko experiences another bout of anxiety, when they go through a checkpoint on the border. The journey continues and Chris pulls out of his bag a copy of Ikem's poem, 'Pillar of Fire: A Hymn to the Sun.'

After the town of Agbata, the bus is mostly empty, allowing Chris and his travel mates to sit together and talk. The bus...
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