Child/Adult Perspective

I want to clarify the point I was trying to make earlier in class about the way this novel is written. I love the way Soyinka has written his childhood memoir. I find the childhood Wole completely invigorating. I have no doubt that Wole Soyinka is an incredibly intelligent and talented author. The only difficulty I have had with connecting to the novel is when the language that is used to describe Wole's thoughts are beyond his intelligent level, no matter what standard they are compared too. Passage describing his perception on the "witches" proved to me to be thoughts of a true child, as well as the run in with the Sargent. Being embarrassed, wanting to run away and remembering it is rude to stare, are all sweet, simple ways that display Wole's child like persona. Even if the passages do appear to be written in an adult language, the true essence of the novel would be destroyed if it was not written that way.