METAPHORS IN Ngugi wa Thiong’o
THE RETURN

Working like a donkey, A flower with the serpent under it, An heart like an engine pumping water, Coated with white clay, The world like a hungry lion.

Explanation:

she is later raised by him and his wife, madame valmonde, who sees her as gift from god, as the couple cannot have their own children. later, desiree falls in love with a wealthy man, armand aubigny, and they get married.