Poet. Novelist. Critic.
In this paper, I discuss childhood trauma as a persistent phenomenon in Nigerian literature, taking a cue from the clearly problematic experiences of Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Eugene in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. This paper is my way of reflecting on the general ill treatment of children in Nigeria specifically and in Africa generally. Read more...