Post-Colonialism is a theory, which refers to the time after colonialism. Colonialism occurs when one country takes over another and pronounces the defeated country one of their colonies. Most often, colonies were completely taken over and controlled by the conquering country, squashing the indigenous country’s customs, rights, religion and culture among many other things. Not only is colonialism related to post-colonialism, but decolonization is as well. Decolonization is the process where formerly colonized countries regain their independence and all misconceptions during colonial times are abolished. Post-colonialism was regarded in the twentieth century and now, colonial countries are starting to decolonize despite the many difficulties they face. Africa for example was greatly colonized by Britain and the native cultures’ suffering is the most significant. Many colonies of Nigeria, such as the Igbo people, have been smothered by Britain and are now regaining their identity once more. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, he tells stories of the Igbo people and in his efforts he has gained awareness from the globe about his true culture. Many other influential authors such as Nguigi wa Thiong’o of Kenya have expressed their origins in text and have received notice from the world of their people. Decolonization is a long and difficult process, but hopefully the citizens of the planet are able to shed light on their ignorance and take it upon themselves to become further educated of other regions in the world that are now in the post-colonial era.
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