Violence

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The paper discusses the subject of violence, with particular reference to the book "The Wretched of the Earth" by Franz Fanon. The paper discusses the many interpretations of the word "violence" and comments that the Fanon puts forward an in depth look at the way in which violence influences human conscience.The paper also comments on the philosophical and psychological views of Fanon with respect to social justice and violence, and contrasts them to the activities of the colonial powers in the African continent. The paper continues by discussing and referring to the violence resulting from the Algerian struggle for independence.

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"In this context however, there is a question to be answered. Is the violence used in the decolonization process legitimate and justifiable? From Fanon's point of view, the decolonization process is a completely legitimate affair taking into account the distinctive nature of the relationship which led to the state of being colonized. As he briefly points out, from the very beginning the first contacts of the settlers with the natives were represented by a violent attitude as "the settler owes the fact of his very existence, that is to say, his property, to the colonial system" (Fanon, 1965, 36). Therefore, from this point of view, it can be said that it was in fact the act of violence that brought the two elements of any colonial culture together. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. Trans. Constance Farrington. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1963.
• Mortimer, Robert. "The Algerian revolution in search of the African Revolution". The Journal of Modern African Studies. Vol. 8, no 3. 1970.
• Perinbam, B. Marie. "Fanon and the Revolutionary Peasantry - The Algerian Case". The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3. Sep., 1973, pp. 427-445.
• Wright, Derek. "Fanon and Africa: A Retrospect". The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 24, No. 4. Dec., 1986, pp. 679-689

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