Roger Mais was born on the 11th of August, 1905 in the country of Jamaica. He was a novelist adept at depicting the lives of the unprivileged in such books as ' The Hills Were Joyful Together' and 'Black Lightning'.Mais was also a poet and playwright. By 1951, Mais had won ten first prizes in the West Indian literary competitions. This book 'Brother Man' was originally published in 1954; its a tragic story of an honest Rastafarian healer caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal in Jamaica's tough West Kingston slums. Roger Mais was left to rest peacefully in the year of 1955.* Critics view:
Most Critics believed that Roger Mais was interested in symbols stemming almost exclusively from the stories about biblical characters and from Greek mythology. Some also believed that he was trying to bring across a religious view of Rastafarianism.
* The religious view of Rastafarianism:
- Ratafarianism relies most heavily on certain passages from the King James Bible.
- Marcus Garvey, born in 1887, would direct the philosophical ideologies that would eventually grow into the Rastafarian movement.
- As with many other groups which selectively acknowledge biblical passages, the Rastafarians will only accept those parts of the Bible which appear to agree with their unique theological perspectives.
- One of the most important aspects of Rastafarianism is its strict belief in the word of the Bible.
- The rastafarian religion is about love, god, and living life as natural as possible. Rastas have a huge belief in God. As a result we know that love must come first in all things.
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