LA PAYSANNERIE DANS GOUVERNEURS DE LA ROSEE DE JACQUES ROUMAIN ET O PAYS MON BEAU PEUPLE DE SEMBENE OUSMANE
LA PAYSANNERIE DANS GOUVERNEURS DE LA ROSEE DE JACQUES ROUMAIN ET O PAYS MON BEAU PEUPLE DE SEMBENE OUSMANE
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1991
Authors
HENSHAW, Inyang
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Abstract
The present study focuses on peasants as they are
presented in two novels: Gouverneurs de la rosee by Jacques
Roumain and 0 pays mon beau peuple by Sembene Ousmane.
The picture we get from these novels is that of a
peasant class which lives in deplorable conditions and which
is exploited not only by the government but also by the
privileged members of the society. But the two writers do not
stop at describing the condition of the peasants. As
Marxists, they use their works to also indicate possible ways
of bringing about an improvement in the situation of the
peasants. Incidentally, the two writers see cooperative
ventures as a possible solution.
Our study is divided into three chapters. Chapters One
and Two are devoted to Gouverneurs de la rosee and 0 pays mon
beau peuple respectively. In each of these chapters, an
attempt is made to provide a detailed analysis of the sociopolitical
background to the novel under investigation,
followed by an examination of the contemporary reality
described by the authors and a discussion on the diffferent
groups that make up the society and the interactions between
them. Chapter Three provides a synthesis of the major themes
developed by the two writers.
On the whole, the study brings out the fact that the
solution to the problems of the peasants cannot be found in
religion. Only concerted effort on their own part can bring
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the peasants out of their miserable condition. Manuel and
Oumar, the two heroes in the novels, have shown the way and
their ideas seem to have caught on, making one to believe
that, as far as the two writers studied are concerned, the
future is not necessarily bleak. Indeed, they are optimistic
that change is likely to come.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Arts
Keywords
PAYSANNERIE, GOUVERNEURS, ROSEE, JACQUES, ROUMAIN, PAYS, MON, BEAU, PEUPLE, SEMBENE, OUSMANE