Symbolism in buganda folk tales about unity

Abstract

This dissertation is about the use of symbolism in Buganda folk tales. We are going to look at the different ways by which symbolism is used in Buganda folk tales to develop themes and characters. Furthermore, we are going to look at how particular symbols build meaning around the given themes in the selected Buganda folk tales. In all societies are people from different cultures with norms, beliefs, cultural practices and common cultural back grounds. Buganda is a kingdom found in the central part of Uganda. It consists of people that are believed to have originated from the lineage of Kintu and Nambi. They speak a common language called Luganda which is a great language made up of several literary genres that include folk tales, proverbs, poems, songs riddles to mention but a few. For my case folk tales is the major area of interest and symbolism is one of the devices that are effectively used in Buganda folk tales to develop themes, characters and lessons therefore the reason for this study is to analyse the use of symbolism in Buganda folk tales.