The Quest for Self in Amma Ata Aidoo’s Our Sister Killjoy
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Date
2022-06
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UNIVERSITY OF MOHAMED BOUDIAF
Abstract
Abstract
A terrible effects on Africa has left by European colonialism, the exploitation of the black
continent started with the slave trade which plundered millions of people. The abolition of the
slave trade led directly to European invasion, conquest and establishment of colonial rule in
Africa. Under colonialism, for decades the violation of human rights was extremely spread, African chiefs succumbed to European rulers who enforced their own laws and customs to
keep the people of the land under control, inferior, and exploited. The European impact
include the introduction of Christianity and colonial education, cultural alienation and
colonial mentality were the results of mission of civilizing Africa. The African colonized
nations subjected to coating their culture, identity, and values (Naby, 2017). Societies that
have been colonized are negatively affected by oppression, erasing of culture which defines
the African character, The race for survival often induces environmental debilitation geared
by some uncontrolled contestation for political and economic supremacy. Given the fact that
African societies are longing for the development which has been linked with the notions of
culture and identity (Falola,2003). After a long struggle, African nation-states inevitably
picked up their independence but the consequences of colonialism were so significant that
these countries are still enduring from its impacts: geopolitical breaks, social perplexity, and
genuine identity crisis
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Keywords: identity, colonialism, post-colonial literature, African nation, Ghana, Independence.