“Comparative analysis of colonial resistance in Sembene Ousmane's God's bit of wood and Ngugi waThiong’o’s weep not, child”

Abstract

This research is designed to afford the understanding of the common cultural heritage between francophone and Anglophone postcolonial African literature. For the purpose of this research, Sembène Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood and Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Weep Not Child will serve as reference points for francophone and Anglophone literature respectively within the paradigm of postcolonial theory. Through a comparative analysis of the themes exploring colonial resistance in both novels, this research will analyze the socioeconomic contexts within which the novels were written and how they affect the narrative and the authors’ style