Summary Of Frantz Fanon's Black Skin White Mask

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The consciousness of a nation is based on the collective and individual consciousness of her citizens and they are subsequently the total result of the cultural background, historical factors, heritage and tradition, the religious inheritance and so many other associated aspects. The consciousness of the nation can be corrupted by the influence of the nearby culture or imposed culture. This inadequately affects the psychological level of an individual, thus disturbing the national consciousness. Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist from Martinique, analyses the mental changes that occurred in the colonized people in his work Black Skin White Masks. He emphasises that colonized people are undergoing a psychological transformation,