Title: Depiction of Class Conflicts and their Resolutions in Tanzanian Young Adult Novels
John Peter MADOSHI
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Dodoma, Tanzania
doshijope@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-8782
Abstract
This study examined class conflicts as highlighted in selected Tanzanian young adult novels. Significantly, the study sought to generate some knowledge on class conflicts revealed in selected young adult novels in the Tanzanian society. The study has used Marxist social critical theory. We have examined qualitatively class conflicts as phenomena occurring in the novels. We argue that disability, as depicted in some literary works, is a social construct intensified by capitalism. We also observed that a lack of knowledge on albinism places people with skin conditions into a class that conflicts with society. We also found that as a class of young adults grows, they are in a race to run towards what they will be. Parents have the role of encouraging them to win the race. They are not supposed to be obstacles to their running. We further observed that the selected young adult novels show class conflicts that involve different perceptions on the issues of sex and love. Finally, we see that street children are a class of people in Tanzanian society, which reveals a conflict between young adults in well-to-do families and low-income families.
Keywords: Classes, conflicts, novels, Tanzania, young adult
How to Cite this Paper :
Madoshi, J. P. (2025). Depiction of Class Conflicts and their Resolutions in Tanzanian Young Adult Novels. Atras Journal, 6 (2), 191-201.
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