44 pages • 1 hour read
Ishmael ReedMumbo Jumbo
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1972A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
There are several images interspersed throughout the novel. Choose two or three images and discuss how they relate to the surrounding text. In what ways do these images move the story along? Do they advance the plot, or do they serve other purposes?
Mumbo Jumbo is associated with Afrofuturist literature. Do some research on Afrofuturism and then discuss how Mumbo Jumbo fits (or doesn’t fit) within this genre. Use specific examples from the novel.
Allegorical characters are ones who represent hidden meanings or ideas. In Mumbo Jumbo, are any of the characters allegorical? If so, how? If not, why not?
