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[...] We will focus our analysis on two works : Ahmadou Kourouma, Soleil des independences and Mongo Beti, Too much sun kills the'amour. The novel of Mongo Beti In 1999, it questions the dictatorial system. Meanwhile, the novel of Kourouma since 1968, invites to reflect on the human condition. These two works have These two works have been chosen because they allow us to update the diversity of Francophonie and especially the vision of post-colonialism. Our questioning will therefore be as follows: To what extent are these two works a reflection of a society shaken by colonialism? [...]
[...] Men are driven mad and are led to commit deviant acts such as rape, for example. Sun of independences proceeds by unveiling, énotçant to denounce their unacceptable social situation. Thus, fcentral figure of the Soleils of the Independences, Salimata is the embodiment of the African woman, whose deplorable social condition is shown through the dramatic episodes of her life. Therefore, the female figure serves as a sociological indicator. Her function is to reinforce the critical scope to reveal and denounce the practices towards women. [...]
[...] Thus, the novel Too much sun kills the'love presents a Society that post-colonialism, is fundamentally corrupted politically and economically. The liberation of a popular word Kourouma5 also proceeds, in a certain way, to a political reading of Society. We retain 3 types of socio-political characters: Salimata (the female word and body) ; peasants (the anti-socialist word) ; griots (the transformation of the art of discourse). Fama, « would have chosen colonization and this despite the Frenchais, they had plundered (page 21) while Salimata chose to fight against poverty, hunger, and degradation. [...]
[...] In fact, women are often forced to prostitute themselves to earn money: « Fifteen or twenty mouths that rely on a single ass, can you imagine? » (Page 160)8. Africa is therefore presented as a continent that does not do sentimentality: « Here, our whores are different. Love, loyalty and all [...]
[...] An atmosphere of insecurity Furthermore, the novel of Mongo Beti also points to a growing insecurity. Death is mentioned several times, for example the expression : « escadrons of death » (page 29) 6. As a marking event of death one thinks of the assassination of Bishop Maurice Mzilikazi or even the corpse deposited at Zam, death being also the death of the firstre dame. In fine, one understands that people have résignés. The people have accommodated the practices, so that « presque plus rien ne les blessait ni ne les étonnait, bien au contraire ; ils en étaient même arrivedés à applaudir aux extravagances de la dictature » (page 74). [...]
