The Wounded Psyche of Africa: Fragments

Abstract

Fragments is a vehicle of self-discovery trying to define African identity and enable Africans to rediscover their cultural roots. Armah throws adequate light on the crucial problem that cries for immediate solution. Baako's nervous breakdown occurs because of weighty expectations of family and society. He lost clarity of vision in the quagmire of expectations imposed upon him. Once he begins to feel that their way of expectation is right, he loses his grip on his own sanity. Thus, it is not possible for an ordinary Ghanaian to fulfill these substantial desires. African society is in transitive motion; it needs protection from western ethos.