The document summarizes the themes of the novel "Waiting For Barbarians" by J.M. Coetzee. Some of the key themes explored in the novel include imperialism, colonialism, male sexuality, interrogation, power, rape, and fear of the other. The novelist examines how normal African people suffered under empire and outsiders, experiencing mental and physical torment. Overall, the document analyzes how Coetzee portrayed the pathetic conditions faced by African people through various literary themes in his notable work.

1. Presentation
Name- Matangi G. Bhatt
Class- M.A, Sem-4
Paper- 14, African Literature
Unit-1
Topic- Themes of Waiting For Barbarians
Enrollment no- 2069108420170003
College- smt S. B. Gardi Department of
English
Emai- matangi.bhatt25@gmail.com

2. Introduction
 Waiting For Barbarians written by
well known Novelist J.M. Coetzee.
 He Was an African Writer.
 He was wrote about how normal
African people have to suffer from
Empire and From other outsider
 He also talk about the critical
conditions of village people.
 They are mentaly and physically
suffered.
 Various themes he was used in
this great work- Waiting For
Barbarians

3. Themes
Fear of the Other
Power and
rape
Colonialism
Male
Sexuality
Imperialism
Interogation

4. 1. Imperialism:-
 One of the most prominent theme in Waiting
for Barbarians
 Mentaly and action Unveiled
2.Colonialism:-
 Tourture, Troma and Violance
 Also comapre with colonization on the Natuare
element(Earth)
 as riverbank burn, desertification sets in, fields
are flooded, fisher people are uprooted

5. 3.Male Sexuality:-
 magistrate’s sexuality
 Socialized condition
4. Interrogation
 Joll’s violant method
 magistrate’s soft method

6. 5. Power:-
 complex and
intimate analysis of
power
 physical implication
of power
 derives from the
threat and fear of
physical pain
 Joll and Mandel

7. 6. Rape:-
 Latin word- to seize, to steal
 What has stolen from the woman ?
 defilement-to make impure, to make
dirty
7. Fear of the Other:-
 foreigner, the outsider.

8. conclusion
Thus, we can say that J.M. Coetzee was
written very well about the pathatic condition
of african people. People suffer from mantal
pain as well as physical pain also. They only
waiting for barbarians but there nothing like
barbarians its just a illusion. That way in
whole novel we find various themes which is
based on the condition of African people.