Aspect of Corruption in Ngozi Chuma-Udeh’s Teachers on Strike

Abstract

Writers have become the voice of truth from whose mouth and inspirations the society strives towards peace, harmony, peaceful co-existence and above all decorum. Corruption is an inherent foible that formed the backdrop to most Nigerian post independence literature. It is imperative that the researcher here did an impressive study of corruption as explored in Ngozi Chuma-Udeh Teachers on Strike  to reveal the pathological effects of corruption in a nation. The novelist examined corruption and its practices in all forms making the readers comprehend how corruption has brought nothing but economic degradation and social unrest. Indeed, the writer created awareness and drew attention to social issues of the time. The novelist is also against the deplorable human conditions, against the gulf between the proletariats and the bourgeoisie class, hence the novel is a clear example of literary works exposing the evils of capitalism, corruption, tyranny and oppression. The theoretical framework is Marxism which refers to the social, economic and political doctrines of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and their disciples. Data for the study was from primary and secondary sources of data. The researcher did a thorough analysis of the work under study and identified insincere and corrupt leadership as the major challenge in our contemporary societies as portrayed in the novel.