![]() ![]() ‘ I keep my followers dissatisfied because if they are satisfied, they won’t come again.’ Chume his assistant often seeks for permission to beat his arrogant wife Amope but Brother Jero disagrees: He lures people to his church by promising them material gains and promotions through prayer. l always get a feeling every morning that am a shopkeeper waiting for customers.’īrother Jero is suave while his followers are gullible. ‘I am glad I got here before any customers-I mean worshipers. Brother Jero is a cunning beach diviner who woos customers (penitents) to his church by using Christian superstition for his own salvation. The Trials of Brother Jero first came out in 1964, while Jero’s Metamorphosis was published two years later in 1966. Both plays satirize Christianity and religious hypocrisy, particularly, the unquestioning devotion that many converts display towards their spiritual leaders, often exposing themselves to manipulation in the process.Īs the title suggests, The Trials of Brother Jero is about a charlatan preacher, Brother Jero. The Jero Plays by Wole Soyinka consist of two short plays re-released as a collection in 1973.
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