As already outlined, the first phase of Fanon’s model is demonstrated in Abram’s journey to Egypt. Abram leaves the land of Haran because there is a severe famine (Genesis 12:10). The Pharaoh does not invite Abram to Egypt. Rather, he goes there, at the command of the Lord, looking to exploit resources because there are none in his country. The second phase materializes in this narrative as Abram and Sarai take Hagar and the other slaves out of Egypt to the land of Canaan. Although Hagar is of a low social status as determined by her representation as a slave, her ethnic, cultural and religious identity is rooted in the Egyptian society. Thus, not only does Abram and Sarai uproot her from and disintegrates her indigenous culture, but they
