Frantz Fannon

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Frantz Fanon

Fanon writes about decolonization in both Africa and in South America. The process of decolonization in his mind is a violent process. Decolonization is in also an issue of race because in the countries which are colonized by the westerners the colonized nations are of a different race. This also fuels the fire of violence in the colonized nations.
The European nations who colonized the African nations did so with an iron fist. They ruled the people using fear and punishment. This use of fear and violence is what the native people used to get rid of the foreigners. Fighting for their own land the native people will fight to the end because that is all they have to stand for. In the colonizing efforts all native practices were abolished and in this the people find themselves more connected to their land. The violence which has held the native people back is what is going to propel them into independence.
The colonist bourgeoisie were the people who ran the colonies. The homes and businesses were taken over by the native middle class after the decolonization. This was a good thing for the native people but Fanon writes how this also restricted the people from doing other things. For example he speaks about South America and how it was turned into a tourist destination during the time of colonization. After the people fought for their freedom the native bourgeoisie took over the businesses and were forced to continue the tourist business. The colonized nations have little ability to move on and create new and profitable businesses. This is not helpful for the rest of the nation or country all of the lower class. These people don’t benefit from the decolonization and Fanon speaks on how the only people to benefit from the decolonization effort are the top five percent of the population. Another problem faced by the African nations was that 98 percent of the people were illiterate. This raises questio...