Shifting Identities and Fragmented Subjectivities in Majok Tulba’s Beneath the Darkening Sky and Emmanuel Dongala’s Johnny Mad Dog
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Date
2023
Authors
Korir, Millicent Jemutai
Chetambe, Mark
Makokha, Justus
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EANSO
Abstract
This paper examines the shifting identities of child characters and their fragmented
subjectivities as represented in Majok Tulba’s Beneath the Darkening Sky and
Emmanuel Dongala’s Johnny Mad Dog. The paper’s central premise is to examine
how the two authors employ character mutation to construct shifting identities in
the two texts. The paper employs the tenets of Carl Jung, which include the
archetypes (shadow, animus, and persona) and forms of rebirth. Particularly
subjective transformation (diminution of personality, identification with a group,
and natural transformation). Sigmund Freud’s tripartite psyche (id, ego, and
superego) is used to shed light on character mutation and the fragmented
subjectivities of the child characters. This paper argues that civil war compels the
child characters to behave barbarically, adapt to their new environment and
automatically understand their roles while coping with war.
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Keywords
Character Mutation, Identity, Fragmented Subjectivities
Citation
Korir, M., Chetambe, M., & Makokha, J. (2023). Shifting Identities and Fragmented Subjectivities in Majok Tulba’s Beneath the Darkening Sky and Emmanuel Dongala’s Johnny Mad Dog. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(2), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.6.2.1399