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| 18014. “GOD'S BITS OF WOOD” BY SEMBENE OUSMANE. This paper discusses Ousmane's novel, which is based on a historic event (a strike by West African workers on the Dakar-Niger Railroad in 1947-1948). Through characterization, action and dialogue, Ousmane shows the clash between traditional and French cultures, the impact of industrial capitalism on the lives of African men and women, and the ways that industrial capitalism liberated and empowered the people yet subjugated them at the same time. KEYWORDS: africa history post-colonialism book review fiction essay. Written 2006. MLA Style. 6 pages, 16 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source. 1,415 words. |
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