Through a combination of prose, poetry, oral voicing and letter writing, Aidoo's Sissie reports back to her home community what she sees in the land of the colonizers and confronts those exiles who have forgotten their duty to their native land. In this article, I examine Aidoo's challenge to prevailing theories of exile, her questioning of the supposed superiority of European culture for the colonial subject, and her exposé of the politics of exile for African self-exile. Aidoo's protagonist Sissie, as the 'eye' of her people, is a sojourner in the 'civilized' world of the colonizers. Aidoos first novel explores the thoughts and experiences of a Ghanaian girl on her travels in Europe Series. The novel exposes a rarely heard viewpoint in literature in English-that of the African woman exile. Description for Our Sister Killjoy Paperback. The novel revolves around themes of black diaspora and colonialism, in particular colonization of the mind. In this personalized prose/poem, Aidoo questions certain prescribed theories of exile (including the reasons for exile)-particularly among African men. Our Sister Killjoy is about a young African woman named Sissie who goes to Europe to 'better' herself (with European education) as described by her African counterparts. Written by Arfa Saad Genre Postcolonial novel, African and Feminist literature. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy or Reflections from a Black-Eyed Squint is a relentless attack on the notions of exile as relief from the societal constraints of national development and freedom to live in a cultural environment conducive to creativity. Our Sister Killjoy Literary Elements These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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