Wanjiru's Research for Self in Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's "Minutes of Glory"

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  • Owen G. Mordaunt English Department University of Nebraska Omaha

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https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i2.5836

Abstract

This paper deals with Ngugi wa Thiong'o's portrayal of the protagonist in his short story "Minutes of Glory". Wanjiru finds herself trapped in an urban setting and is a victim of her situation and low self-esteem. The story is a poignant and touching study of this young woman who is battling with an identity problem and is seeking acceptance in a post-independence setting where women are exploited by men of the New Africa elite. She is regarded as "a wounded bird in flight: a forced landing now and then but nevertheless wobbling from place to place ..." The story affirms female self-realization rather than perpetual self-alienation, and that validates the persistence in attaining her desired goal. KEY WORDS: Kenya, literature, psychology, short story 

Author Biography

Owen G. Mordaunt, English Department University of Nebraska Omaha

English Department

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Published

1992-07-06

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Mordaunt, O. G. (1992). Wanjiru’s Research for Self in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s "Minutes of Glory". frika ocus, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i2.5836

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (1992)

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