Oyono’s Vision Towards Colonialism Case study: Houseboy By Ferdinand Oyono (1956)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate Oyono‟s vision towards colonialism in his novel Houseboy (1956). To be first defining the periods of African literature then the main themes transferred by the author are highlighted and analyzed through the approach of Postcolonialism (postcolonial theory). Besides, this research characterizes the periods of colonial and postcolonial literature; postcolonial feminism is also discussed in the process. This paper examines the vision of the writer which is Anticolonialism through main postcolonial themes which are: colonial oppression, humiliation of Africans, feminine representations in the Houseboy, “Hypocrite Christianity”, trauma in the houseboy, mimicry and white man‟s true identity. The writer has totally succeeded in delivering this message using the satirical style in describing the colonizer...