The role of the Nigerian woman from the perspective of post-colonial discourse in the work Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

Abstract

This article seeks to analyze how the perspective of post-colonial discourse appears in the work stay with me (2017) by the Nigerian author Ayòbámi Adébáyò, through the category of woman and African, opening a discussion on the constructions of identity weakened by turbulent social and political life of Nigeria in the 1980s. The construction of the female character Yejide will be highlighted in opposition to her husband Akin, reflecting on the dilemma of a married woman's obligation to become a mother, otherwise she will be portrayed at the time as the other, the despicable, marginalized. We will use a documentary, qualitative, exploratory methodology while the adoption of the post-colonial approach explored as a theoretical reference will provide a new historical perspective. The results show that it is possible to see peripheral, subaltern peoples through the deconstruction of the various colonial-based aspects, reinterpreting history from the perspective of the colonized, resizing their relationship and the different forms of discrimination.

Keywords: Nigerian Literature. Woman. Postcolonialism. Ayobami Adebayo.