摘要
Kaine Angary’s(2006)Yellow-Yellow depicts the sordid conditions of the people in Niger-Delta,especially the women who are exposed to various exploitations as a result of the ecological problems of the environment.These ecological problems result to social ills in the society.Kaine Angary exposes the moral bankruptcy caused by joblessness,poverty,lack of social amenities,and environmental degradation in the Niger-Delta community.The author gives a vivid pictorial view of the patriarchal and cultural victimizations that the women are subjected to as a result of the horrible conditions in their environment.The women are sexually exploited by both foreign and local men because they need to survive in this hostile region that is suffocating.This paper explores the female predicament in the Niger-Delta region.It also explores the differences between the urban and rural communities in this region.Finally,it examines how the gains of exploration of oil elude the people who should have benefit greatly from the exploration of oil in the region.
