The Moremi Liberty Statue Of Liberty - 1801 Words

Sunmi Famule Ap Language Hour 6 Monument Paper The Moremi Liberty Statue shares very obvious physical similarities with the New York Statue of Liberty. Their parallels, however, end in physical appearance. Moremi’s legacy and the symbolism behind her statue strongly differ from what the Statue of Liberty symbolizes and her legacy. Their physical likenesses have overall downplayed Moremi’s legacy because many rightfully see her statue as a plagiarized Statue of Liberty. As stated by the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Moremi’s statue is the tallest in Nigeria and should be known as â€Å"Moremi Liberty Statue† (Igbaro).The coincidence in name and appearance is not lost to anyone who compares both the Statue of Liberty and the Moremi†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"If you are going to copy something the least you can do is make is as great† (Iheoma).This quote by Iheoma Hendy shows that people are not particularly mad at the similarities, rather they are upset about the differences. They are upset that the differences make the similarities far worse. If something is going to be copied it might as well be copied well. The fact that Moremi’s statue is smaller than the statue of Liberty but yet so similar implies how insignificant Moremi is because it does not live up to the copy it is trying to be. As Africa’s third tallest statue one would think that more effort would have been put in to show just how magni ficent and influential Moremi’s was and still is, By making her seem like a fanfiction of the better, more known and grander Statue of Liberty Moremi’s legacy is lost in translation because she becomes nothing more than a less significant duplicate. The similarities between Moremi and the Statue of Liberty end in their appearance it is their stories that detail their importance. Moremi Ajasoro was a mother to a boy named Ela in Yoruba culture. During this time the Yorubas of Ile-Ife experienced constant raids from their rival Igbo tribe. It was believed by the Yoruba that the Igbos were sent by the gods in order to exert punishment on them for their past evil doing. Moremi wanted to put an end to this so she allowed herself to become captured in order to be