ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES

This research project explores the complex relationship between old cultural ways and new Western influences in Adetutu Adeyeye’s contemporary novel, Sacrilege. While many African stories focus on how tradition was destroyed by colonialism in the past, this study looks at how these two forces tradition and modernity clash in present day Nigeria. Adeyeye does not choose one side over the other. Instead, he "interrogates" or questions both. The study argues that the novel encourages contemporary Africans to find a "hybrid" identity a middle ground that keeps the best parts of their culture while using the helpful parts of modern progress.