Read the following excerpt:

*"Chinedu was determined to become the manager of his department. One afternoon he noticed his colleagues whispering behind his back, but he remembered his father's words, ‘If you want trust, let your actions be the example.'*"

Identify the central theme of the passage, name the literary device employed in the quoted father's words, and explain why Chinedu decides to call a staff meeting the next day.

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Read the following excerpt:

*"Chinedu was determined to become the manager of his department. One afternoon he noticed his colleagues whispering behind his back, but he remembered his father's words, ‘If you want trust, let your actions be the example.'*"

Identify the central theme of the passage, name the literary device employed in the quoted father's words, and explain why Chinedu decides to call a staff meeting the next day.

Accepted Answer

Theme - leadership and integrity; Literary device - proverb; Chinedu calls a meeting to demonstrate transparent, trustworthy behaviour, thereby acting on his father's advice that actions should set the example.

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