Reflection

ABOUT THE BOOK
The discovery by Esan that her husband, Ipin, has a child by another lady makes her and her mother to dig deeper into why and how she could get a child. The outcome of this step becomes an eye opener for Pa Ogunsola, Esan’s mother and Esan herself. The heroine, Esan, is today paying the price of some actions taken when she once had power of life and death over others…
Reflection is a drama-piece that raises questions about existence. The plotting is predicated on the sanctity which some societies like Africans and Asians place on marriage and procreation and the stigma which a childless adult always carries. While it uses the issue of existentialism and familyship as its setting, the play underscores the futility of hurting - not to talk of killing - others. The immediate motivation for the play is the the upsurge in atrocities by religious fundamentalists such as ISIS, Boko Haramists, Al Shubab etc. This is because such an action would bounce back on the doer or perpetrator in a ferocious manner sooner than later!
This play, Reflection, is not only a very fascinating piece of work, but a soul-piercing drama of life that partly gives insight into why certain things occur to us as individuals. It is difficult to go through this work and not be challenged. Long after it ends, the audience will continue to be haunted by the questions the play raises.

The author, Jare Ajayi is a poet, novelist and playwright. One time Assistant General Secretary, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Ajayi lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria where he practices as a journalist and social worker.