Ambivalence in Cheikh Hamidou Kane’s Ambiguous Adventure
Keywords:
ambivalence, African heritage, colonized, colonizer, cultural valuesAbstract
The African continent holds a unique historical heritage of colonialism which is closely connected to its contemporary literature and imagination. This paper digs deep where it is difficult to dig as it studies the subjugation of the colonized subject, his mindset and condition with respect to the colonizer’s agenda. On the one hand, the article scrutinizes the cultural values and social cohesion that featured the African continent prior to the intrusion of any other belief and tradition in Cheikh Hamidou Kane’s Ambiguous Adventure. through the concept of ambivalence on the African indigenous people. On the other hand, it sheds lights on the turmoil the colonial power has brought to the colonized subject’s social balance and sovereignty.
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