Introduction
“Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?” (Anthony Burgess) Colonialism could actually be perceived as the complete opposite of spreading reason, depending on one’s perspective. Colonialism is defined as one group, dominant and self-perceived as superior, imposing its morals, values, technology, and culture upon another group of people. This intrusion into an established identity of a people could instead be viewed as rather unreasonable. Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga portrays the struggles of different people living in Rhodesia Africa from the 1960s to 1970s. The book is mainly centered around female characters struggling with their identity and discovering …show more content…
She is raised with a patriarchal, authoritative, and insensitive figure for a father. Her mother, although highly educated, but for the sake and happiness of her husband has set her ambitions aside and taken on the role of a submissive wife and mother. The relationship Nyasha has with her family presents a series of obstacles alone, some being the fact that they are angry about how Nyasha has developed. “Hybrids. She said, “they are stuck with hybrids for children. And they don’t like it. It offends them. … I can’t help been there and grown into the me that has been there” (pg 79) Due to the effect of colonialism, Nyasha is stuck between two worlds. She embodies the hardships of double consciousness, the struggle of self-identification due to the “clash of cultures” she . Nyasha is contradicted between two worlds, the European and African cultures after studying and life in Europe. She is aware that people do not accept her for the new status she developed after studying in Europe. . Nyasha states this when speaking to Tambu trying to unravel her thoughts and feeling which was very difficult. As readers, her presence is represented as perceptive, extremely insightful, and she has knowledge beyond her years. She even remains the voice of reason in many
“Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?” (Anthony Burgess) Colonialism could actually be perceived as the complete opposite of spreading reason, depending on one’s perspective. Colonialism is defined as one group, dominant and self-perceived as superior, imposing its morals, values, technology, and culture upon another group of people. This intrusion into an established identity of a people could instead be viewed as rather unreasonable. Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga portrays the struggles of different people living in Rhodesia Africa from the 1960s to 1970s. The book is mainly centered around female characters struggling with their identity and discovering …show more content…
She is raised with a patriarchal, authoritative, and insensitive figure for a father. Her mother, although highly educated, but for the sake and happiness of her husband has set her ambitions aside and taken on the role of a submissive wife and mother. The relationship Nyasha has with her family presents a series of obstacles alone, some being the fact that they are angry about how Nyasha has developed. “Hybrids. She said, “they are stuck with hybrids for children. And they don’t like it. It offends them. … I can’t help been there and grown into the me that has been there” (pg 79) Due to the effect of colonialism, Nyasha is stuck between two worlds. She embodies the hardships of double consciousness, the struggle of self-identification due to the “clash of cultures” she . Nyasha is contradicted between two worlds, the European and African cultures after studying and life in Europe. She is aware that people do not accept her for the new status she developed after studying in Europe. . Nyasha states this when speaking to Tambu trying to unravel her thoughts and feeling which was very difficult. As readers, her presence is represented as perceptive, extremely insightful, and she has knowledge beyond her years. She even remains the voice of reason in many