![]() ![]() Moreover, the results show that the British colonialism had negatively affected post colonial societies in Ghana and Africa as a whole. For a future prospective, this study can illustrate more information about Armah's literary work regarding how post-independent societies are depicted in the novel. Consequently, the post-colonial theory provides an appropriate literary device for a better understanding of the work. As a case study, Armah's novel The Beautyful Once Are Not Yet Born had been the appropriate writings to portray the African condition after independence. Besides, this dissertation discusses post-colonialism as an era of struggle and challenges for the Ghanaians and how it is later represented in the African literature. Part one Abstract The Beautyful Ones Are not Yet Born (1968), describes the life of an unnamed rail worker who is pressured by his family and fellow workers to accept bribes and involve himself in corrupt activities in order to provide his family with material goods. ![]() The work casts light on the characteristics of people, their conditions and life before and after the British colonialism and the way in which Armah described such situation in his writings. ![]() The purpose behind the present study is to depict the changes in Ghana brought by colonialism and to describe the situations of the Ghanaian society as reflected by Armah's novel The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. ![]()
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