Smile of Hope (A Grain of Wheat in a Chapter)Imagine if a person brought you a novel with a title called A Grain of Wheat. This may seem foreign. But if you were asked to guess what the novel contains, would you be able to give a guess? The chances of you giving a good guess are slim, or nearly impossible. The reason is because there is a wide range of possible answers that would make sense. Among all the other species that exist on earth, the level of curiosity of humans is significant. We like to be excited. As a result, the film industry generates more money every year than any other industry nowadays because it brings that excitement to the audience. But what is a grain of wheat? A Grain of Wheat is a novel published in 1967 by a Kenyan writer, his name is Ngugi wa Thiong'o. In this book the writer talks about a wide range of events that led to Kenya's independence from British colonialism. Throughout the article I will address how the first chapter brought the element of excitement to the entire novel, as well as its importance to the other chapters. The relationship between the novel's title and the story is remarkable. This shows that despite the fact that Britain had all the power, the people of Kenya did not give up hope of one day becoming independent. Both the title and the plots complement each other, which is essential for a compelling novel. Each chapter of this novel is one of a kind. However, the element of excitement in the first chapter stood out the most among the rest of the chapters. Therefore, the first chapter was important in setting the tone for the other chapters. A good book should tell a good story and a good story... in the center of the paper... very emotional for a good novel. Although each chapter of the novel is important to the overall narrative, reading just the first chapter of this novel or any other novel might give you a better idea of ​​what to expect next than reading another chapter of the novel. In an earlier chat I had with my English teacher, Professor Brad E. Lucas, he mentioned that some professional readers will only read the first paragraph of the first chapter of the novel to decide whether or not they want to continue reading the novel. . Which concludes the importance of the first chapter of the novel A Grain of Wheat. Where the writer was able to create a good first chapter to grab the readers attention by implementing the element of excitement beautifully, as well as setting the tone for other chapters to be more appealing to read.