Thinking Activity on Robinson crusoe in context of A Grian Of Wheat

Thinking Activity on Robinson crusoe in context of A Grian Of Wheat

                   In Robinson crusoe, Robinson is master and Friday is slave. He becomes slave because Robinson saves his life. And Robinson believes in cristinity. That's why he also taught cristinity to Friday. And then Friday also believes in cristinity. And Robinson becomes colonizer and Friday becomes colonized.

                 For Friday island is native land. But he is under the controll of Robinson. For Robinson Island is not his native land. But he has a power to control and rule on that island. On his native place he does not feel safe with his native people. But he feel safe with Robinson. He becuse his native people attacks on him. At that time Robinson saves him. He is ready to become a slave of Robinson. He is native person. But Robinson is outsider. And he controls the island. He becomes ruler. And he developes island. So outsider becomes the ruler and controls native people. And outsider becomes colonizer and native people becomes colonized.

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o known for showing his concern for native poor people. In A Grain of Wheat also he showcases his concern towards the poor. The plot revolves around his home village’s preparations for Kenya’s independence day celebration, Uhuru day. This work presented a conflict between white and black. The West was known as a white civilized culture as well as they had the power to colonize the others. The rest are considered as nonwhite people and they were colonized by white people. This novel talks about the Mau Mau Rebellion and its Physical and Psychological impacts upon the mind of people.

In this novel the character of Mumbi symbolizes Africa’s struggle for identity. Mumbi’s identity is defined by her relations with two men, in the same manner, Africa’s identity defined by traditional tribal lifestyles of African and their customs that grew up through countless eons.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson: White civilized man

Friday: Carribean uncivilized man

In this novel Daniel Defoe introduced two most enduring character of English literature to show the colonizer and colonized relationship. Throughout the novel we can see the master slave relationship between Robinson and Friday.