Essays about: "Afrikansk Litteratur"

Found 2 essays containing the words Afrikansk Litteratur.

1. 1. Speaking With Our Spirits : A Character Analysis of Eugene Achike in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Chelsea Foreman; [2017]
   Keywords : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Chinua Achebe; African Literature; Postcolonialism; Purple Hibiscus; Colonial Nigeria; Religion; Christianity; Language; Behaviour; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Chinua Achebe; Afrikansk Litteratur; Postkolonialism; Purple Hibiscus; Koloniala Nigeria; Religion; Kristendom; Språk; Beteende;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to conduct a character analysis on Eugene Achike from Chimamana Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus, to see whether or not the character is used by Adichie as a portrayal of colonial Nigeria and its values. I have done this by looking at the themes of violence and hypocrisy in relation to Eugene’s language usage, religious attitude, and behaviour towards others, and comparing these aspects of his personality with the attitudes shown by colonialists in colonial Nigeria. READ MORE

3. 2. To Be a Woman in a Man's World : Gender and National Identity in Aidoo's Changes: A Love Story

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Stephanie Holmgren; [2007]
   Keywords : gender; gender identity; national identity; Ghana; Changes; Ama Ata Aidoo; West Africa; literary analysis; african literature; genus; genus identitet; nationell identitet; Ghana; Förändringar; Ama Ata Aidoo; Västafrika; litterär analys; afrikansk litteratur;

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