Chinua Achebe vs Sembene Ousmane.

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This paper discusses how the the writings of Chinua Achebe and Sembene Ousmane offer examples of hope through the position of nationalistic identity. The paper examines how leadership that is necessary to teach a new set of cultural values and institutions is important for materializing a new nation-state for Kangan and Senegal. The paper further discusses how although Achebe writes about post-colonial domination, the imperialistic Europeans seem to always dissolve any local cultural faith within African communities.

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"This literary study will analyze the colonial and nationalistic hopes of Africans within 'The Anthills of Savannah' by Chinua Achebe and 'God's Bits of Wood' by Sembene Ousmane. By analyzing the hope of a new nationalism for Africans in these two works, one can realize how a new society can be formed against the domination of colonial powers. In essence, the fight against colonialism within these two novels reflects a nationalistic identity for Africans to overcome their European oppressors. In the novel God's Bits of Wood Ousmane reflects the different colonial forms of oppression during a railway strike by the people of Senegal. The hope that is provided by Sembene is reflected through the leaders of strike, and how they must create a new revolutionary identity to thwart French exploitation of their work."

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