Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society (JSLCS)
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 56-68
2023-06-30
Interrogating Mental Stasis: A Critical Examination Of Two Francophone African Novels
Authors : Ogundokun Sikiru Adeyemi . Alaje Olubunmi Oyebola . Lawal Musibau Olusola .
Abstract
After 1960, there is a shift from the Negritude idea which celebrates African culture. Most African creative writers are troubled by the kind of politics and political ideologies Africans are subjected to. This study, therefore, interrogates the social realities in postcolonial African society. The purpose of this study is to call the attention of those in positions of authority to the fact that social injustice and unemployment are the root causes of insecurity, crimes, and other vices in human societies. Based on French explication de texte, that is; textual content analysis as its methodology, two novels are examined. The two selected novelists are militant in nature and they have an inclination toward protest writing with a view to correcting the ugly practices in their societies. The paper adopts Marxism as its theoretical framework. The finding reveals that the required liberation of the downtrodden from oppressive authorities is possible if the masses unite. The research finding also suggests that social transformation can be achieved through sociopolitical consciousness. The paper, therefore, submits that for a country to develop, the masses should make the governments at various levels do the needful by making them accountable for their actions and in-actions.
Keywords
Francophone ; Mental ; Stasis ; Novels ; Society ; 1960
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