One of Fanon’s patients while he is working as a psychiatrist in Algeria during the Algerian War of Independence. The young Frenchwoman presents with anxiety after her father, a civil servant, is killed in an ambush. She is deeply ashamed of her father’s involvement in the oppression of the Algerian people, and before his death, she finds it difficult to look him in the eye. After her father’s death, the French government offers her restitution, but she refuses. The Young Frenchwoman claims that she would fight on behalf of the Algerians if she could, and she serves to illustrate Fanon’s contention that the colonist is negatively affected by colonialism as well.
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The Young Frenchwoman Character Timeline in The Wretched of the Earth
The timeline below shows where the character The Young Frenchwoman appears in The Wretched of the Earth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5: Series B
Case number three is a young Frenchwoman with anxiety. He father, a civil servant, was recently killed during an ambush. She claims...
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