Alienation as a reaction to the intersected identities of the haitian black female protagonist in elsie augustave's the roving tree (2013)

Abstract

Colonialism is a doctrine that has deeply ingrained its roots in colonized societies. Its legacy is still present in modern days and its impact on literary works is undeniable. Despite the abundance of postcolonial literature, only a few literary works effectively explore the lasting impact of colonialism and its established power structure across different modern world contexts. As such, the Haitian-American author Elsie Augustave in her novel The Roving Tree (2013), skillfully achieves to offer a diverse range of settings in which she voices marginalized subjects within different milieus....