In the context of A Grain of Wheat. How is the Native represented by colonizers? Do a character study of Friday in Robinson Crusoe.
A Grain of Wheat:-
The British colonialists and the Kenyan freedom fighters (the Mau Mau) want fundamentally opposing futures for Kenya, pitting them at war with each other and creating a moral tension over the future of Kenya. The British, in the expansion of their empire, seek to modernize Kenya with technology and administration. However, in doing this, they force themselves upon ancient ethnic groups like the Gikuyu and steal their land from them for their own purposes. The Mau Mau fighters, with the support of most of their village, Thabai, seek to push “the whiteman” completely out of Kenya so they can preserve their way of life. Rather than the “modern” future envisioned by the colonizers, the Gikuyu hope to maintain their independence and right to self-govern, as well as their ancestral traditions. The moral tension over the future of Kenya is exemplified by the fact that some Kenyans, and even some Gikuyu, choose to align themselves with the British and adopt their vision of the future as Kenya’s best option. This makes colonization more than simply a conflict between nations, but a conflict between moral ideals: Western imperialism versus Kenyan tradition.
Character of Friday:-
As the present the colonization in A Grain Of White it tell about process of British that where they came and what they do after came in Kenya. As that reference of colonialism, Novel Robinson Crusoe present that aspect of British by representing Robinson Character. We know that Robinson came that Island accidentally, and he think that this Island were no one living there. so he build there home and farm and other things. Now one day he find Friday and Robinson protect him. Now with that aspect Friday accept the slavery and Robinson as master. Now Robinson teach the limited things that help only Robinson, he not teach all the things, that we can see in gun scene, that Robinson say that don't touch guns. this scene presented that How Britisher rules on the Kenyan people. they live with their people and also rule on them, as presented in Robinson as well. In Robinson Crusoe Novel it presented the black people and their culture, like Friday was savage, and uneducated, and not have culture. so one aspect came with the connect of Kenyan people and Friday that Kenyan people are present as Friday? or any other things come.
Woek cite.
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-grain-of-wheat/themes/colonialism
The British colonialists and the Kenyan freedom fighters (the Mau Mau) want fundamentally opposing futures for Kenya, pitting them at war with each other and creating a moral tension over the future of Kenya. The British, in the expansion of their empire, seek to modernize Kenya with technology and administration. However, in doing this, they force themselves upon ancient ethnic groups like the Gikuyu and steal their land from them for their own purposes. The Mau Mau fighters, with the support of most of their village, Thabai, seek to push “the whiteman” completely out of Kenya so they can preserve their way of life. Rather than the “modern” future envisioned by the colonizers, the Gikuyu hope to maintain their independence and right to self-govern, as well as their ancestral traditions. The moral tension over the future of Kenya is exemplified by the fact that some Kenyans, and even some Gikuyu, choose to align themselves with the British and adopt their vision of the future as Kenya’s best option. This makes colonization more than simply a conflict between nations, but a conflict between moral ideals: Western imperialism versus Kenyan tradition.
Character of Friday:-
As the present the colonization in A Grain Of White it tell about process of British that where they came and what they do after came in Kenya. As that reference of colonialism, Novel Robinson Crusoe present that aspect of British by representing Robinson Character. We know that Robinson came that Island accidentally, and he think that this Island were no one living there. so he build there home and farm and other things. Now one day he find Friday and Robinson protect him. Now with that aspect Friday accept the slavery and Robinson as master. Now Robinson teach the limited things that help only Robinson, he not teach all the things, that we can see in gun scene, that Robinson say that don't touch guns. this scene presented that How Britisher rules on the Kenyan people. they live with their people and also rule on them, as presented in Robinson as well. In Robinson Crusoe Novel it presented the black people and their culture, like Friday was savage, and uneducated, and not have culture. so one aspect came with the connect of Kenyan people and Friday that Kenyan people are present as Friday? or any other things come.
Woek cite.
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-grain-of-wheat/themes/colonialism
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