Auteur(s) :

Paul KOUABENAN.

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Art appears as one of the most controversial literary and social concepts in the minds of modern Africans. For some Africans, art is nothing but a game the use of which is for the only delight of the eyes. In addition, it is the human achievement that should be subservient to no moral, political, didactic or practical purpose. Moreover, they assume that its purpose must be to exist solely for the sake of its own beauty, and it can be judged only by aesthetic criteria. But others, including Chinua Achebe, see it as a committed and utilitarian notion. This study intends to scrutinize Achebe’s novels so as to lay bare his conception of art and to discover the appropriate way one ought to make use of it. A socio- critical study of the characters has revealed that art must no longer be seen as a mere object of luxury ,and that it can also be a weapon for African artists, writers and other intellectuals in their struggle for the wellbeing of the populations in newly independent countries.

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