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Ammiel Williams

Bibliography for The Black Hermit

My desired topic for an article is to contribute to the stub on The Black Hermit, by  Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo. The story’s plot is of a young African man who leaves his tribe in pursuit of higher education. Once left, he is tasked with the decision of returning to his native land or staying. This is very important in the context of the course, as it deals with the transfer of knowledge and information. Dissemination of information is crucial to every social movement; a movement can live or die by whom the organization relies on for its knowledge and information.

“Ngugi Wa Thiong’o”: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist.”

http://www.ngugiwathiongo.com/bio/bio-home.htm

I find it important to give context to the wiki page by including a brief description of Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo. His background would allow readers to draw comparisons, if any exist, between his own story and that of the plot. This would provide insight into the relevancy or applications such a story has. What’s more, including an explanation of his writing style would help the reader to understand the author’s methodology for character, plot, and thematic development.

I accessed this resource through Google.com. The search terms I used were Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and biography.

Oxford Bliblopgraphies: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0137.xml

What’s more, including his professional career and tracing his development as a writer aids the reader in contextualizing his work. The above source documents his matriculation through various levels of education. It also displays his transition as a writer, noting important figures and institutions that not only critiqued his works but were responsible for contributing to his development. Such information may provide insight on his writing style, which would help the reader to understand the author’s methodology for character, plot, and thematic development.

I accessed this resource through Google.com. The search terms I used were Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and literary career.

The Black Hermit

The Black Hermit Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, 1968

First, what is in order for the wiki page is an overall outline of the story. In doing this, I would provide a chapter by chapter description of the plot. Including this would not only give a general idea to the story but would allow for greater articulation of the importance each chapter contributes to the overall plotline. What’s more, it allows for easy identification of the thematic schemes Ngugi incorporates.

I will access this resource through direct reading.

Horton, Robin, Patterns of thought in Africa and the West, 4.22.1993.

Ivison, Duncan, Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 8.12.2000

Smith, Linda, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, January 1999

There are several themes that, at a glance, I believe factor into Ngugi’s book, one of which I believe to be Liberal arts. Specifically, the effects that liberal arts have on these indigenous tribes. The story explicitly shows the conflict that occurs when the protagonist returns home with his newly found knowledge. This shows the change in ideology and thinking that occurs along with the westernization of thought. Therefore, it is necessary to reference Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West by Robin Horton that identifies the influence western thought has on Africa, given the historical western-centrism experienced globally, and explains the type of reflex is experienced when liberal thinking is introduced to indigenous societies. Furthermore, it would be beneficial to the readers to include the historical context, vis a vis the history of western influence on indigenous societies that Ivison provides. To highlight the struggle, however, works like Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Smith would highlight the internal effort to reject the oncoming change and help the reader better understand the conflict of self and other and domestic or recognizable and foreign.

I accessed these resources through google books. The search terms I used were liberal arts and indigenous peoples.

Balandier, Georges, Political Economy of Africa (New York and London, 1973)

Giovanni Arrighi and John Saul, Essays on the Dociologie actuelle de ‘lAfrique noire (Paris, 1955)

Lonsdale, John, Moral Ethnicity and Political Tribalism, (Trinity College, Cambridge, 2014)

< https://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/Tribe.html >

< http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Tribalism >

Another important theme central to the plot is the idea of western education or liberal arts is the idea of Tribalism. Being one of the themes at the forefront of the story’s plot, it’s made known explicit by Ngugi that the idea of tribalism, or the organization of society based on pre-modern systematic structures, is the context in which Ngugi wants to focus. It is, for this reason, I think, in order to grant an in-depth understanding of the plot, it would be helpful to the reader if a form of differentiation between the two structures were given, which Lonsdale gives in his Moral Ethnicity and Political Tribalism. Also, it is necessary to reference the works of Georges Balandier, and the work of Arrighi and Saul, which he references, that explain the type of reflex is experienced when liberal thinking is introduced to indigenous societies.

I accessed these resources through Google.com and Google books.The search terms I used were Tribalism and Western thinking influencing the east.

Leader and Outline: The Black Hermit

The Black Hermit is a short play written by James Ngugi. It is the story of a young man, Remi, who is the first of his tribe to attend university. Amidst the backdrop of a politically torn country, Remi himself is torn between his sense of tribalism and nationalism. This struggle runs deep, as he finds it at the heart of his afflictions between himself, his marriage and familial relations, and his greater sense of obligations to his people and the country. The overwhelming nature of these problems drives him into isolation as a black hermit. His self-imposed exile into the city leads him to find contentment in the Jane, his new lover, and nightly clubbing. However, after he is lobbied to return to the tribe, he must now confront the demons of his past.
 * 1 Plot
 * Act 1
 * Act 2
 * Act 3 2 Structure and genre 3 Themes  4 Origins  5 Publishing history
 * 5.1Translations 6 Achievements
 * 6.1Cultural impact
 * 6.2Commercial success
 * 6.3Awards, honours, and recognition 7 Reception
 * 7.1Literary criticism
 * 7.2.Social impacts
 * 7.3. Controversies
 * 8 References

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