Conflict Between Traditional And Western Culture: A Case Study Of Soyinka’s Death And The King’s Horseman And The Lion And The Jewel

Conflict is a disagreement or clash between people, ideas; or in the case of our study, cultures. Therefore, culture becomes a unique and sentimental phenomenon that is not only cherished but also protected dearly by an individual as well. Thus, a literature has become the means through which cultural sentiments are projected and expressed. For a long time, Africans in particular, have been subjected to cultural imposition and displacement of western culture. This report aimed at examining the Eurocentric psyche that considers westernization superior. This study has adopted the sociological theory by focusing on Soyinka’s texts; The Lion and the Jewel and

Death and the King’s Horseman because they best suit our study. We discussed these conflicts through societal norms and belief system, psychological conflict and generation gap.

PAGES

Title Page  

Certification  

Dedication  

Acknowledgement  

Table of Contents  

Abstract  

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION  

1.1  Wole Soyinka’s Autobiography  

1.2  Statement of Research Problem  

1.3  Purpose of the Study  

1.4  Scope and Limitation of the Study  

1.5  Justification  

1.6  Methodology  

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CHAPTER TWO: 

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0  INTRODUCTION  6

2.1  Scholars view on culture  7

2.2  The Effect of Colonial Intrusion 

2.3  Africa and the Comic and Epic Model 

2.4  Synopsis of The Lion and the Jewel 

2.5  Synopsis of Death and the King’s Horseman 

2.6  Sociological Theory END NOTES 

CHAPTER THREE:

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CULTURAL CONFLICTS IN SOYINKA’S SELECTED PLAYS.

3.0  INTRODUCTION 

3.1  Societal Norms and Belief System 

3.2  Psychological Conflict 

3.3  Generation Gap Difference

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CHAPTER FOUR

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

4.0  Summary

4.1  Conclusion

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