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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRACTICE (IJRCP )

E-ISSN 2579-0501
P-ISSN 2695-219X
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijrcp.v9.no4.2024.pg133.148

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La quête d'identité: Un regard sur “Things Fall Apart

Chituru-Wike Faith and Augusta Nsalem Acheru

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Abstract

Chinua Achebe était considérée comme une figure éminente parmi les écrivains postcoloniaux préoccupés par des notions telles que la nation et l'identité à travers la littérature qu'ils produisent. Things Fall Apart reflète les expériences et les relations de sa société avec la puissance colonisatrice. Ce sont ces aspects importants qui définissent l’identité de chacun et qui constituent un champ d’exploration dans la littérature postcoloniale. Cette étude se concentre sur les opinions contemporaines de Chinua Achebe telles que contenues dans Things Fall Apart. Cette étude a révélé que l’identité est un élément dynamique et important pour la culture africaine. Il a souligné que l’avènement du maître colonial portait préjudice à l’identité africaine. Achebe a conclu que la domination masculine et leur besoin d'opportunités dans la poursuite des relations de pouvoir sont décrits en relation avec la suppression idéologique, sociale et économique des femmes et a soutenu que la racine du changement culturel reflète les réalités du Nigeria postcolonial par la suite. questions liées à leur identité.

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