Bound to Violence by Yambo Ouologuem O. P. eau ENG 8: English for International Communic ation Page 1 of 4 UMALI, Ezra A. July 09, 2013 BSN 3A1-4 Opinion Paper THE AGONY OF BLACKS TOWARDS POST –COLONIAL MERCHANDISE IN SEARCH OF AUTHEN TICITY IN OUOLOGUEM’S BOUND TO VIOLENCE I. Introduction A. Introductory ideas and background information (definition of catharsis, Filipinos’ current condition, the author, etc.) B. Thesis statement (scope of discussion) Example: Bound to Violence is a very controversial novel written by a Malian writer, Yambo Ouologuem, who was raised by a couple of a landowner and a school inspector in Bandiagara, Dogon, Mali. Ouologuem was considered the first African to receive the French Prix Renaudot for his book in 1968. Eventually, the novel was charged with plagiarism with Graham Greene’s It’s a Battlefield (1934). This paper will try its best to serve evidences of authenticity not only to the identity of Africa and Blacks as to what the author was aiming to do so, but also to the authentici ty of the novel versus the alleged plagiarism. II. Character Analysis A. Saif ben Isaac al-Heit vs. Abbé Henry B. Bouremi C. Tambira Example: Tambira. Tambira is the representation of all abused women in Nakem Empire. She depicts the picture of the most oppressed (aside from Anna-Kadidia Kassoumi who has the other side of oppression). Infibulation is a taboo practice and women have the most ill