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One of Fanon’s patients during the Algerian War of Independence. A is a 28-year-old European police officer, who suffers from depression after the French order him to start torturing Algerians. A feels immense guilt and wants to quit his job, especially after he runs into an Algerian he had previously tortured, who is also at the hospital being treated for post-traumatic stress. A is yet another example of the mental disorders that plague the colonial situation, and he is further proof that colonialism negatively affects the colonist as well.
A Quotes in The Wretched of the Earth
The The Wretched of the Earth quotes below are all either spoken by A or refer to A. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5: Series A Quotes
Today I can tell just which stage the interrogation has reached by the sound of the screams. The guy who has been punched twice and given a blow behind the ear has a certain way of talking, screaming, and saying that he is innocent. After he has been hanging by his wrists for two hours, his voice changes. After the bathtub, a different voice. And so on. But it’s after the electricity that it becomes unbearable. You’d think he was going to die at any moment.
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This quote also occurs in Fanon’s final chapter about colonialism and mental disorders, and it is important because it highlights the extreme violence of colonialism, but it also underscores the extreme mental disturbances that come along with colonialism. This quote is spoken by A, one of Fanon’s patients at a psychiatric hospital in Algeria during the Algerian War of Independence, and it illustrates the extreme torture that was forced on the Algerians during the war. Historically speaking, the Algerian War is well remembered for the horrendous torture doled out by the French officers, and A’s description of the torture he Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Mini
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A Character Timeline in The Wretched of the Earth
The timeline below shows where the character A appears in The Wretched of the Earth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5: Series A
Case number four is A, a 28-year-old European police officer suffering from depression. He is pleasant but complains of difficulty...
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A is sick of his job and wants to resign. One day, while walking on the...
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