NARRATIVISATION OF SPACE IN NERVOUS CONDITION BY TSITSI DANGAREMBGA
Keywords:
Space, Time, Colonialism, Racism, Hybridity, Alienation, Tradition
Abstract
The objective of this article was the narrativisation of space in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Condition. It consisted in the inscription of space in the story since the space has significant place in the narration. The concept of space for narratology is the physically existing environment in which characters live and move called commonly setting. This is defined in other words, as the general socio-historical-geographical environment in which all the actions take place and plays a major role in the meaning of the novel and affects characters’ behaviour. As a matter of fact, Western values and traditional ones, represented in these respective spaces of colonialism and tradition, have impacted the African so that they become hybridised or alienated and colonialists racist.
Published
2024-09-06
How to Cite
Sapwe, J. (2024). NARRATIVISATION OF SPACE IN NERVOUS CONDITION BY TSITSI DANGAREMBGA. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of Contemporary Issues, 38(1), 56-68. Retrieved from https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/ZJOCI/article/view/1266
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Articles