Motherhood in the Novel Second Class Citizen by Buchi Ememcheta

Exploring Motherhood and Femininity in Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen

Abstract

Despite the many discussions and exchanges of ideas on post-colonial studies, research on contemporary issues with colonialism, colonial history, science and economics, cultural influences of colonial society, institutionalism for marginalised peoples, and post-colonial perspectives develops. Post-colonial criticism welcomes the creative investigation of femininity and motherhood in various contexts. At this point, in the novel “Second Class Citizen” by Buchi Emecheta I would like to focus on motherhood and how she has overcome her desires. Most of her works deal with the image of African women. The main characters of her novels show what a woman and mother are in Nigerian society. Emecheta looks at how sex and the ability to bear children are the only way to define motherhood.