Colonization and Deforestation in Kenya: An Ecocritical Study of ‘Weep Not Child’

Exploring the Environmental Impact of Colonization in Kenya through Ngugi wa Thiong'o's 'Weep Not Child'

Abstract

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, right from the beginning of his writing career, is bent on writing the past of Kenya and correcting the myths and misinterpretations in western discourse. His another obvious aim is to make the people aware of their veracity, rich tradition and the completely unreasonable dispossession of the Kenyan in particular and the African in general of their land by the British. This paper aims at exploring Ngugi wa Thiong'o “Weep Not Child”. This is an effort to demonstrate the writer’s sincere intention to depict the rich connection of the people with their land and how the colonizers influenced their wilderness and the warmth in their inter relationship. This is a humble effort to demonstrate the depth of Ngugi's eco-consciousness and his contribution to open the eyes of his countrymen to this crucial aspect.