The Politics of Location
Home and Exile in Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13048860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Oby Okolocha (0000-0002-1736-3022, University of Benin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-117 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the African Literature Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-4736 • E-ISSN: 2167-4744 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21674736.2016.1199359 |
| OpenAlex | W2487766418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This essay examines the meaning of home and exile in Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die. It analyzes Hollist's complex constructions of home and exile in the context of immigrant situations. Edward Said's assertions on exile provide the framework for analysis and enable the essay show that in the context of the novel, home is, most importantly, an understanding and acceptance of self. It is having the satisfaction of contributing meaningfully to society, an attitude which the author translates as “sharing that self with others.” Exile takes on extensive dimensions cutting across cultural, physical, social and psychological issues. The essay demonstrates that exile, as depicted in the novel, reaches far beyond the usual external conceptions, to include internal issues of thoughts, personal experiences and hopes for the future. It concludes that situations of exile produce their own apartheids and prisons
Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Immigration · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |