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The sorcerer king of Sosso and Sundiata's adversary. Sundiata must defeat Soumaoro Kanté in order to fulfill his destiny and unite Mali. Soumaoro Kanté keeps many fetish objects, including the heads of kings he has killed, and he wears shoes made from human skin. The narrator indicates that he used the power of evil jinn to develop his own power, and the power made him feel invincible. He has little regard for tradition and propriety, and he is extremely cruel to his subjects.
Soumaoro Kanté Quotes in Sundiata
The Sundiata quotes below are all either spoken by Soumaoro Kanté or refer to Soumaoro Kanté. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Soumaoro Kanté: The Sorcerer King
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Kings are only men, and whatever iron cannot achieve against them, words can.
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Soumaoro Kanté Quotes in Sundiata
The Sundiata quotes below are all either spoken by Soumaoro Kanté or refer to Soumaoro Kanté. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Soumaoro Kanté: The Sorcerer King
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Kings are only men, and whatever iron cannot achieve against them, words can.
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Explanation and Analysis:
