Abuse and oppression: A study of Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
| dc.contributor.author | NYARKO, GIFTY AKUA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-07T09:53:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-07T09:53:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of The Degree Of Master Of Philosophy In English. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abuse and oppression have always been a part of society. These phenomena have been treated by many literary artists. This research examines abuse and oppression as captured by Okey Ndibe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in their respective novels Arrows of Rain and Purple Hibiscus. The project uses the postcolonial literary theory of mimicry and hybridity and feminism to examine the causes and effects of domestic and political abuse in the two novels. The research finds that abuse and oppression are the direct off-shoots of colonialism and that those greatly affected are children, women and the vulnerable in the society. Finally, the project recommends that to effectively resist oppression, women especially should be empowered through education. At the political level, national institutions should be strengthened to work well. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16811 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | KNUST | |
| dc.title | Abuse and oppression: A study of Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus | |
| dc.type | Thesis |