Summary Of Ngugi Thig O

Ngugi WaThiong'o's essay argues that colonialism's imposition of the English language, especially on children through school, on conquered lands detaches a child from their native culture and perception of it while simultaneously taking away their identity.Thiong'o backs this claim up by using her own personal childhood experiences t The author's purpose is to exemplify the detrimental impacts that Africa and especially its children faced as a result of massive and forceful colonization in order to make the reader realize that the even today its effects are still prevalent, especially in African children, who have been deprived of an identity and of connection to a community that they can relate to. Given the technical language, Thiong'o is