Paradigm Shifts in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Matigari

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the paradigm shifts portrayed by Ngugi wa Thiong’o in the novel Matigari. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a Kenyan writer, voices for the liberation of African people from Imperialism. Ngugi wa Thiong’o discussed the materialist aspects of post-colonial Kenya in his early works. His narration shifts to non-materialistic aspects as a heart-touching weapon to awake his people from darkness by depicting many new and optimistic examples in his novel, Matigari. The study will expose the paradigm shifts narrated in the novel Matigari scrupulously.