Do Works of Literary Merit Both Reflect the Spirit of the Time and Challenge It?

One way we get knowledge of the past is through historical literature. But literary works tell us a lot about the past and help broaden our view of our topics. Using the features of the style, the author tries to challenge reflecting the spirit of our time. Two writers who succeeded in this were Tinuua Cave, whose novels were "Fall Fall Apart" and "Marjane Satrapi of Persepolis". Achebe manifestly expressed to the reader about disputes over the past colonial situation in Africa and the premise that Africans are wild animals and showed controversy.

Both literary works are executed in the context of repression and injustice, which reflects the spirit of the era in which they live. Since Richard Wright gave the reader a child's perspective, racial discrimination seems to be a complex series of rules that make no sense. In one article, he asked his mother why a white man is hitting a black man. Richard believes that only his father will be allowed to beat their son. He did not think that white man could not be his father's father. After all, Richard had a white grandmother struck by his father. Richard's mother was dissatisfied with Richard's problem.

Both Satrapi and Wright can be regarded as literary artists not only because they use art facilities or reflect the spirit of their time but also to challenge the value of cultures they grow But there are. For example, Richard is disappointed with its role in maintaining church and racial discrimination. He got up to treat his grandmother. He often threatened him emotionally and said he could not love him without loving God. He got out of her house and publicly stated his idea. Like Light criticized the black people and the religious preservation system, Satrapi criticized Muslims as maintaining their religious power. She bragged about the frequency of daily prayers to the children at the school square. She showed how fundamentalists exercise great self-harm during the revolution. In "Black Boys" and "Persepolis", the protagonists were admired for protesting the repressive institutionalized religion.