The Quest For Self In Amma Ata Aidoo’s Our Sister Killjoy

Résumé: Abstract A terrible effects on Africa has left by European colonialism, the exploitation of the black continent started with the slave trade which plundered millions of people. The abolition of the slave trade led directly to European invasion, conquest and establishment of colonial rule in Africa. Under colonialism, for decades the violation of human rights was extremely spread, African chiefs succumbed to European rulers who enforced their own laws and customs to keep the people of the land under control, inferior, and exploited. The European impact include the introduction of Christianity and colonial education, cultural alienation and colonial mentality were the results of mission of civilizing Africa. The African colonized nations subjected to coating their culture, identity, and values (Naby, 2017). Societies that have been colonized are negatively affected by oppression, erasing of culture which defines the African character, The race for survival often induces environmental debilitation geared by some uncontrolled contestation for political and economic supremacy. Given the fact that African societies are longing for the development which has been linked with the notions of culture and identity (Falola,2003). After a long struggle, African nation-states inevitably picked up their independence but the consequences of colonialism were so significant that these countries are still enduring from its impacts: geopolitical breaks, social perplexity, and genuine identity crisis

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