THE REPRESENTATION OF ARMED CONFLICTS IN PEPETELA MAYOMBE’S THE RETURN OF THE WATER SPIRIT

ABSTRACT : The study of the representation of armed conflicts in The Return of the Water Spirit is of a paramount importance to understand the narrative used by the writer to shed light on the presence of tensions, war and troubles in the novel. Besides, in lines the narrative of wars or armed conflicts, the writer spotlights the notion of resistance as well through the metaphor of conflict. When all is said and done, the paratextual discourse of The Return of the Water Spirit better helps understand the notion of liberation and freedom. Eventually, in relation to other literary productions, one can clearly remark the presence of some items used to indicate liberation at last. Keywords: Representation; Conflicts; Resistance; Metaphor; Liberation.