Class Struggle A Case Study Of Festus Iyayi’s Violence And Animata Sow Fall’s The Beggars’ Strike

The Concept of Class struggle describes the constant conflict among the existing strata in every society. The purpose of this academic research is to explore the meaning and important of class struggle in the context of the selected texts. The theoretical framework for this research is the Marxist-Leninist theory, which could be simply summarized as the reaction of the exploited to get rid of exploitation and the exploiters. Various styles used by the duo of Iyayi and Falls is described. In the light of which class struggle is perceived as a necessity to relieve social strains of inequality and injustice. 

TITLE PAGE        I

APPROVAL PAGE       II

DEDICATION        III

ACKNOWLEDGMENT       IV

ABSTRACT        V

TABLE OF CONTENT       VI

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Background

1.3 Aim of study

1.4 Scope of study

1.5 Justification of study

1.6 Research Methodology

1.7 Research questions

1.8 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1  Overview

2.2 Class and its determinants

2.3  Relevant historic instances of class struggle

2.4  Contemporary instances of class struggle

2.5  Causes of class struggle

CHAPTER THREE

ANALYSIS OF FESTUS IYAYI’S VIOLENCE

3.1 Brief Biography of Festus Iyayi

3.2 Analysis of Major characters

3.3 Survey of class struggle in Violence 

3.4 Class struggle as revelation of other themes in Violence

3.5 Literary techniques used in Festus Iyayi’s Violence

CHAPTER FOUR

ANALYSIS OF ANIMATA SOW FALL’S THE BEGGARS’ STRIKE

4.1 Brief Biography of Animata Sow Fall

4.2 Analysis of Major characters

4.3 Survey of class struggle in The Beggars’ strike

4.4 Literary techniques used in Animata Sow Fall’s The Beggars’ strike

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 Conclusions and Recommendation

 

 The concept of class struggle describes a constant conflict among the existing strata in the society. In the Selected texts, Animata Sow Fall’s The Beggars’ strike and Festus iyayi’s Violence, themes pertaining to class struggle were described, Class struggle becomes a necessity in any society with a wide gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. This academic project examines the extent to which the duo of Animata and Iyayi utilized the theme – Class struggle, in their novels, The beggars’ strike and Violence respectively.