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Wifehood and Silent Separatist Policy in Alan Paton’s Cry,The Beloved Country
Nonyelum Chibuzo Mba
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2015.01.007
University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
The paper presents abandonment, loneliness, and desolation, which defaced wifehood institution in South African polity. The disruption of family life and lack of opportunity for personal development turned women desolate and children delinquent. The problem is the non-liberal practices in South Africa in spite of the struggle of people like Alan Paton. The objective of this paper is to study the South African society as presented by Alan Paton in line with his Liberalist Theory in order to make freedom and development achievable. The main factual points are that racism still exists; most black homes are separated; most black women are not empowered; colour segregation hinder development. The methodology adopted is the interpretation discourse of Alan Paton’s Cry My Beloved Country in line with South African society. The Silent Separatist Policy, Survival and Family; Societal Plague and Women; Apartheid: Implication for Development; and Way Forward are discussed. The outcome revealed the difficulty of transforming South Africa into a complete liberal society due to racism and the need to empower women. The conclusions are: Education should be made accessible to all; Women empowered and total freedom restored.
liberalism, separation, racism, wifehood, empowerment, freedom
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