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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VII)/346-349/49
AUTHOR: Dr. M.R.Verma and Digvijay
TITLE: COLLECTIVE LOSSES: REPERCUSSIONS OF BIAFRAN WAR ON NIGERIAN LIFE IN BEN OKRI’S DANGEROUS LOVE
ABSTRACT: Ben Okri, in his novel Dangerous Love, gathers a pack of characters and weave their psyche with a single thread. Undoubtedly, that thread is the collective loss of identity and cultural heritage due to Biafran War. Biafran War brought holocaust to the people of these groups and provided with a sense of hollowness. Nearly every character of the novel is haunted by the mass destruction in this war. Central character Omovo is so much rooted in his morbid dreams and aloofness that he is unable to connect with anyone. Okoro symbolizes a war veteran who turns towards boozing, sexuality and night parties. He enlists himself in all these activities in order to avoid the remembrance of the drastic war. Okri, not only analyses identity of young people of Nigeria but also the literary identity of Africa. This paper aims to detect and evaluate this feeling of related loss of identity and sense of belongingness. Loose of this magnitude was brought about by the mayhem of corruption and crime that was introduced by Biafran War.
KEYWORDS: Biafran War, Corruption, Postcolonial, Identity Crisis, Art, Culture, Paintings.
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