THEME OF VIOLENCE AND NEGLIGENCE OF THE MASSES IN FESTUS IYAYI’S VIOLENCE AND CHINUA ACHEBE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
ABSTRACT
This research work explored the Theme of Violence and Negligence of the Masses in Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People. In view of he two novels in this study, the study has shown that violence and negligent are the major challenges confronting the Nigerian society since her independence.
The study also revealed that, these violence and negligent that the masses in the society passes through is caused by employees and corrupt leaders who only go into politics not to rule the society, but to enrich themselves and abandoned the poor masses without care and favour as seen in the two novels under investigation.
Based don this finding, the study therefore recommended that playwrights, poets and creative writers should expands their creative works to expose the problems of violence and negligence that the employees and the political leaders imposes on the masses for the betterment of the society.
Theme of Violence and Negligence of the Masses in Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Chinua Achebe’s a Man of the People
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Declaration
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study
1.6 Research Methodology
1.7 Bio-Data of Festus Iyayi
1.8 Bio-Data of Chinua Achebe
CHAPTER TWO
THE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 The Concept of Violence and Negligence
2.2 Effects of Violence and Negligence
2.3 Causes of Violence and Negligence
2.4 How to Curb Violence and Negligence
CHAPTER THREE
THE THEME OF VIOLENCE AND NEGLIGENCE IN FESTUS INYAYI’S VIOLENCE
3.1 Analysis of Festus Iyayi’s Violence
3.2 The theme of Violence and Negligence in Iyayi’s Violence
3.3 Style in Festus Iyayi’s violence
CHAPTER FOUR
THE THEME OF VIOLENCE AND NEGLIGENCE IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE
4.1 Analysis of a Man of the People
4.2 The Theme of Corruption and negligence in Achebe’s A Man of the People
4.3 Chinua Achebe’s Style of Writing A Man of the People
4.4 Characterization in Achebe’s A Man of the People
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
Works Cited
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Violence and negligence are serious problems confronting many societies of the world today. It is also a problem that is almost as old as mankind himself.
According to Walby, “where violence and negligence happen, there is always a code of silence involving the victims and perpetration when it is perpetrated” (4). There are diverse reasons why violence still continue to thrive and these reasons includes, unequal power relation between men and men, biological differences between males and females, negatives and traditional practices, which are affecting the females or the masses in the society.
According to Bloom, there are different types of violence such as, punching, bullying physical fights (14). Generally, anything that results to injury or damage may be described as violence. On the other hand, negligence is the state of abandonment without any attention given to a group of people person or thing in any particular society studies have shown that, violence and negligence globally results to death.
According to Wikepedia, 1.28 million people in 2003 die as a result of violence. In Africa, out of every 100,000 people each year an estimated 60.9% die violently while others die of negligent.
According to Feinman of the Rusters University law, the core idea of negligence is that people should exercise reasonable attitude when they act by such account of the potential harm they might for secretly cause to other people. Violence is an acts of aggression imposed on a person group or community, which produces or a produces psychological damage physical harm, sexual sufferings, threats death or arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether in a public or private setting.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Violence is a problem that is bedeviling the Nigerian society, Africa and the world as a whole negligence is the state of abandonment without any attention, appropriate care and consideration given to a person or group of people. Negligence always leads to violence and physiological problem.
Despite the geographical re-assembling of the Nigerian nation in 1967-1970, the social and political behaviour that caused the war is a result of negligence that is imposed in the society or the masses.
Therefore, when one is neglected one can cause violence which can change one’s world view and outlook on life. For instance, a situation where a person is being controlled by another without appropriate attention can therefore create a feeling of hopelessness frustration, oppression and death because of violence and negligence.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this research work is to examine the theme of violence and negligence of the masses using Festus Iyayi’s violence and Chinua Achebe’s A Man of People.
Theme of Violence and Negligence of the Masses in Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Chinua Achebe’s a Man of the People
1.4 Significance of the Study
This study will be significant to the entire African societies on what violence and negligence are all about to the masses. This study will also be of immense benefits to other researchers on how to solve the problem of violence and negligence of the masses by the upper class or the political members of the society.
1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study
The scope of this research work will be limited to Festus Iyayi’s violence and Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People.
1.6 Research Methodology
The main focus of this research work will be Iyayi’s Violence and Achebe’s A Man of the People as its major sources. While other sources like library, journal, articles and internet will be explored for more information as its secondary sources. Therefore this work is a library based research.
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