POLITICS IN SELECTED HOVELS OF FERDINAND OYONO AND MONGO BETI
POLITICS IN SELECTED HOVELS OF FERDINAND OYONO AND MONGO BETI
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1991-09
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NGUMA MARY, Mary-Priscilla Musoh
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This thesis explores both the colonial and post-colonial
political situations in the Cameroons as expressed in some of
the novels of Ferdinand Oyono and Mongo Beti.
For a broad understanding of the basis of power and the
necessity for change, the works are looked at from a sociopolitical
point of view.
Chapter One, which is the introduction, gives a brief
historical background to the political order in Cameroon up to
the attainment of independence. The literature review outlines
the justification for this study.
Chapters Two and Three examine the colonial political set
up with reference to Houseboy and The Old Man and the medal.
Emphasis is laid on administration while the church and other
social aspects are used to bring out the ills of the colonial
administration.
Chapter Four explores other aspects of colonialism, gives
us a general idea of the nature of the physical revolt in the
struggle for independence and how finally power is wrongly
handed over to the friends of the French colonists. Remember
Ruben is used as our book of reference in this chapter.
In Chapter Five, Perpetua and the Habit of Unhappiness is
used to show the disillusionment of the post-independence
political elite as perceived by the Cameroonian novelist.
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The conclusion shows that in contesting for a better
political option, both Oyono and Beti provide such an
interpretation of history as to bring out the truth as the
African in the colonial and the masses in the post-colonial
society see it. They at the same time implicitly or explicitly
state possible solutions to their society's problems.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL
FULFIIiffiNT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MA (LITERATURE), DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
POLITICS,, SELECTED HOVELS,, FERDINAND OYONO,, MONGO BETI