Perspectives On Colonialism: A Study Of Alex La Guma’s “a Walk In The Night” And R.k Narayan’s “a Horse And Two Goats”.

The spread of colonial empire was introduced in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by the American Revolutionary war and the Latin American wars of independence. Colonialism is the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies, especially for exploitation. Colonialism therefore will be examined in Alex La Guma's A Walk in the Night and R.K Narayan's A Horse and Two Goats. They both showcase the ailments of colonialism in their respective works. Apartheid in South Africa has perpetrated on the lives of South Africans and perhaps death of a character in La Guma's A Walk in the Night, due to racism. For clearer understanding of this study, it is pertinent that the concept race and oppression be defined. race is any major biological division of mankind, distinguished by colour and texture of hair, colour of skin and eye stature. Oppression- is the act of oppressing, the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes, services, excessing rigorous government severity. Racial oppression the severity or misery imposed on a particular people with the same biological features by another group or specie of mankind. Therefore, colonialism will be examine in South Africa's apartheid regime, how South Africans were treated and La Guma tells how a character (Willieboy) his killed unlawfully in A Walk in the Night. Also how Narayan showcases instances of colonialism in. A Horse and Two Goats. Really, colonialism has caused Africans so many problems, which some of these generate till date. The means to stop this phenomenon occurrence is for Africans to live in unity.

Title page

Certification  

Dedication  

Acknowledgements  

Abstract    

Table of contents  

CHAPTER ONE  

1.1        Background of the study  

1.2.       Introduction  

1.2.1.    History of colonialism  

1.2.2.    Definition of colonialism  

1.13      Race  

1.1.3.1` Oppression  

1.1.3.2  Racial Oppression  

1.1.4.   Indirect rule  

1.2      Aims and Objectives  

1.3      Scope and limitation

1.4      Justification  

1.5      End Note of study

CHAPTER TWO

Literature review

2.1     Narayan Review  

2.1.1  Malgudi

2.1.2  Critical reception  

2.2     La Guma Review  

CHAPTER THREE

Literary analysis of Alex La Guma's A Walk in the Night and R.K Narayan's A Horse and Two Goats.

3.1    Introduction.  

3.2    Plot  

3.3    Themes  

3.3.1  Racial Oppression  

3.3.2  Racial discrimination

3.3.3  Racial violence

3.4     Characterization  

3.4.1  Michael Adonis  

3.4.2  Willieboy  

3.4.3  Uncle Doughty  

3.4.4  Police Constable Raalt

3.4.5  Joe  

3.4.6  Andries  

3.5    Setting  

3.6    Point of View

3.7    Conclusion  

 

CHAPTER FOUR

Literary analysis of R.K Narayan's A Horse and two Goats.

4.1    Introduction  

4.2    Plot  

4.3    Themes  

4.3.1 Culture clash

4.3.2 Wealth and poverty

4.4    Characterization  

4.4.1 The man (American)

4.4.2  Muni  

4.4.3  The wife  

4.4.4  The Shopman

4.5     Setting  

4.6    Point of view  

4.7    Realism  

4.8    Humour  

4.9    Conclusion  

CHAPTER FIVE

Comparative work of Alex La Guma's A Walk in the Night and R.K. Narayan's A Horse and two Goats.

CONCLUSION  

BIBLIOGRAPHY