Abstract
African migrant literature is a hugely important part of literature which reflects the voice of African immigrants. It portrays the stories and experiences of people and slave trade before and after colonialism. Writers of this sort of literature appeared after colonial hegemonies because literature was oral in the beginning. Authors wrote in themes of liberation, freedom, independence, migration, and identity formation. As a large number of European powers imposed on Africa, so writers wrote in European languages. Besides, slave trade which lasted more than 400 years helped writers raise their voice against this movement. Ottobah, Cugoan, Olaudah Equiano, and Ignatius Sancho were first generation African writers who created literature in a way leads it to be developed later on. The paper aims to explore different types of oppression that are present in various contexts of home in the lives of female characters. Also to examine the impact of intersection of the various types of oppression. This is done through investigating how home of female characters is depicted in each of the selected texts. The paper tries to answer the following questions: What types of oppression do the female characters suffer from? What is the impact of oppression on female characters? How home is depicted in the selected texts?
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Iman Saud Dhannoon
College of Medicine, University of Tikrit, Iraq
Received: 28-03-2023, Accepted: 24-05-2023, Published Online: 31-05-2023