The figure of the Torturer in These Sweet Fruits of the Breadfruit Tree by Tchicaya U Tam’si

These so sweet fruits of the breadfruit tree by Tchicaya U Tam’si can be placed in the category of novels of post-independence disenchantment in black Africa. It pits idealists against lawless men seeking or possessing political power. Above all, it depicts men of Evil, and among them the torturer. The entry into the Negro-African literary field of this character indicates the concern for his representation, no longer just evocatively, but in “flesh and bones” so to speak. This, by drawing his physical and moral portrait. Keywords: Politics, Torturer, Hatred, Assassination, Rebellion