One of the most recurrent concerns of African writers is the identity crisis brought about by colonial education and the political system implemented through African administrations and institutions. African novelists use their literary works to decry the wrongs that impede the development of their postcolonial societies. They, actually, use their novels as bullets to fight against colonial ill-doings in order to restore African identity. In this respect, this study essentially focuses on both Nigerian Chika Unigwe’s Night Dancer and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus to highlight how the selected authors value African cultures. The theory for implementing this research is the Afrocentric approach which stands as an important scanner to analyze the selected works. As objectives, the critical study will discuss African traditional religion and also analyze African celebrations. In sum, this research paper points out how the identity crisis has been engendered by colonization.