African literature and post colonial literature both talks about subalterns. But the condition of woman is horrible. Here it was represented that what is condition on Black woman in the society.
Black woman in the essay of Franz Fenon-Black skin White mask
1. Black Woman in Franz Fenon's
Essay- Black Skin White Mask
Ami Sojitra
M.A.part 2
Post Colonial Literature
S.B.Gardy Department of English,MKBU
amisojitra23@gmail.com
2. Status of black people in society..
● Whiteman Says:
'”We are the
choosen people, look
at the color of our
skin. The other are
black or yellow;that is
because of their sins”
3. Status of Black Women
● White Man
● White Woman
● Black Man
● Black Woman
4. What does a Blackman want?
Desire..
want=desire
White
Mullato
Black
6. Colonialism and Black Woman
Black Woman
Mullato Woman
White man
White Woman
Mullato Man
Black Man
7. Black man have Two dimension
They behave differently
Black man
White man Other Negro man
8. Reality Behind White Mask
● Mask hides the original face
● Emotions are not visible in mask
● No one remain as unique but
everyone looks same in mask
● Black want to hide themselves
behind white mask because they
feel inferiority.
9. Who is the responcible for her
condition?
● Franz Fenon says,
'I shall try to discover the
various attitudes that the Negro
adopts in contact with civilization”
● White man has given the idea of
civilization but what anout black
woman who suffer just because
of her skin color?
10. At the last....
● Skin is not the thing to
judge a person
● Intellectuality is beyond the
skin color and now a days
black women have proved
that.
● Angle were never shown as
black but their soul are
same as black people.