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Expatriate Characters in the Early African Novel.
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Losambe, L. – Phylon, 1986
The three stages of expatriation are as follow: (1) at the village level, (2) the passage from village to city, and (3) the passage from Africa to the West. This article discusses the following novels which address these stages: (1) "Things Fall Apart," (2) "Arrow of God," (3) "The River Between," and (4) "No…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Cultural Differences
A Reconsideration of Achebe's "No Longer at Ease".
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Babalola, C. A. – Phylon, 1986
Offers a new perspective on the novel, "No Longer at Ease," and comments on its sub-themes: the clash of two civilizations, the antipathy between youth and old age, human fallibility, social and moral decadence. In contrast with his earlier novel, Achebe writes topical satire for educated Africans. (LHW)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Colonialism
Women in Caribbean Literature: The African Presence.
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Lawrence, Leota S. – Phylon, 1983
Examines the image of women as depicted in the literature of Africa and the Caribbean. Suggests that in the literature of both cultures, women are shown to be self-assertive and in control of their lives, but they are ultimately assessed on their success as wives and mothers. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Cultural Influences, Family Life
Psychic Duality of Afro-Americans in Novels of W. E. B. DuBois.
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Stewart, James B. – Phylon, 1983
Examines treatment of "double-consciousness" in DuBois' novels in the light of (1) the extent to which it provides Blacks with a vision unavailable to non-Blacks; (2) the nature and strength of cultural ties that bind Blacks together; and (3) the process by which liberation of the Black psyche is achieved. (CMG)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Attitudes, Black History, Black Literature