Identity In Soza Boy

Ken Saro-Wiwa’s novel Sozaboy shows the Nigerian Civil war from July 6th 1967 to January 13th 1970, from the ignorant viewpoint of a disadvantaged young man named Mene. The novel not only touches on this anti-war point, but it also imperative issues of identity, which often heavily effect people involved in political turmoil. These issues of identity seem to focus on how war can change and develop a person’s identity; it is also shown how a place can be part of an identity. Mene is pulled into the life of a young soldier, unaware of situations outside his understanding, which stems from his lack of educational opportunities; these lack of educational opportunities are intimately connected to how his personality and emotions are shaped, and thus is a significant factor in shaping his identity. On Mene’s level, the reason for him becoming a soldier was to impress his new wife and show other men that he was not a little boy. Yet this need to impress is not simply about Mene’s desire for importance; it is about wanting to change his

Although for the most part utilized by the individuals who suffered under apartheid, the term conveys a racist significance, since it depends on the idea that the sort of individual one is can be found from the shade of one 's skin. This is an impeccable delineation of the inconvenience numerous youthful Africans come across today yet decline to stand up to as the answers are a weight that has been conveyed forward from history, a weight that was not unsaddled when it ought to have been. The division of the issues demonstrates splendidly the diverse universes. Coconut is divided into two parts, with Ofllwe narrating the flrst and Fikile the second. They are young black women who recount their struggles with identity in post-apartheid South