أطراس
Volume 7, Numéro 2, Pages 264-276
2026-07-15
The Chimeric Coercive Rigidity In African Tradition In In The Chest Of A Woman By Efo Kodjo Mawugbe
Authors : Aho Fiacre .
Abstract
This article seeks to examine the rigidity of African man-made traditional law which often appears dangerous and destructive due to a lack of flexibility and mercy. Death sentence to appease the gods in the sake of tradition is a valuable case. This rigidity also installs patriarchal norms in society by assigning a second-class role to women. By so doing, women are made mere mother hens to procreate and care for children. So, their political role is limited and pruned to mere servants of men. Any attempt to soften such rigidity printed on tradition by lawmakers, considering the imperfection that human beings are made of and then susceptible to errors, is vehemently confronted with rejection by hard-liners of the tradition and the law. It is when the uncompromising custodians are victims of the rigidity of the law that their intransigence fades. Then, they agree to set aside their obstinacy regarding the amendment of the law. To successfully conduct this research work, a qualitative approach is used. Four literary theories as feminist literary theory, postcolonial theory, new historicism and cultural criticism, are summoned.
Keywords
man-made ; patriarchal norms ; rigidity ; tradition ; uncompromising custodians
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