Consequences of ominous signs in selected Igbo novels

Abstract

The study focuses on ominous signs in selected Igbo novels. The objective of the study was to analyse consequences of ominous signs on the major characters in the selected Igbo novels. The research design used was descriptive survey. Document observation of texts related to the subject matter was used to retrieve the primary data was sourced through the internet and other sources. Expert purposive sampling technique was used to select two Igbo novels as sample for the study. The semiotic theory of Ferdinand De Saussure and communicative theory of S. F. Scudder are used to analyse the data. This study revealed that ominous signs exhibit deep meanings and attest the main characters in the novels. The study concluded that literary artists apparently use the consequences in their works with a view to documenting and preserving the Igbo cultural values for posterity.