ENG2603 - Colonial And Postcolonial African Literatures
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University Of South Africa (Unisa)
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Nervous Conditions
ENG2603 Assignment 1 2023 solutions, with working and explanations. The assignment focuses on Tsitsi Dangarembga's novel Nervous Conditions and Michael J. F. Chapman's poetry collection A Century of South African Poetry.........In Question 1, students are asked to discuss how Nyasha's anorexic cond...
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, 1. Nyasha's anorexic condition in Nervous Conditions is symbolic of the
extreme measures some women take to resist patriarchal and colonial
oppression. Nyasha's constant studying and self-induced vomiting
reflect the pressure she feels to succeed in a society that values
academic achievement. Her perfectionism is a coping mechanism to gain
control over her life and assert her agency in a society that seeks to limit
it. However, the extreme nature of her behavior also highlights the
damaging effects of patriarchal and colonial oppression on women's
mental and physical health. By representing Nyasha's anorexia as a
symptom of societal pressures, Dangarembga sheds light on the ways
in which women in Zimbabwean society were expected to conform to
societal expectations that often resulted in psychological and physical
harm.
Furthermore, Nyasha's anorexia can also be read as a metaphor for the
broader struggles of women in the novel who are fighting against the
oppressive forces of patriarchy and colonialism.
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