Theories for the Understanding of Concept of Self Identity in the Literature of Postcolonial Africa
This paper is a compilation of all the theories which form a framework for understanding the problem of self identity in the post colonial context of Africa. Africa has been the continent which faced and still is the after effects of colonialism. It is the longest colonized continent. The angst of self identity is prominently manifest in most of its English literature. Understanding the concept of self identity from the social, cultural, psychological, existential, political and alienation, points of view will help many researchers in presenting a readymade framework to decipher the text.