The Wretched of the Earth
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: On Violence Chapter 1: Violence in International Context Chapter 2: Grandeur and Weakness of Spontaneity Chapter 3: The Trials and Tribulations... Chapter 4: On National Culture Chapter 4: Mutual Foundations... Chapter 5: Colonial War and Mental Disorders Chapter 5: Series A Chapter 5: Series B Chapter 5: Series C Chapter 5: Series D Chapter 5: From the North African’s... Conclusion
Themes
All Themes Colonialism, Racism, and Violence Oppression and Mental Health Capitalism, Socialism, and the Third World Decolonization, Neocolonialism, and Social Class Culture and the Emerging Nation
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Characters
All Characters The Colonized The Colonists/Colonialists The National Bourgeoisie The Lumpenproletariat The Peasant Masses The Young Frenchwoman The Algerian Man The 13-year-old Algerian Boy The 14-year-old Algerian Boy R A B S D
Terms
All Terms Algerian War of Independence Bourgeoisie The Cold War Colonialism Decolonization Manichaeanism National Consciousness Negritude Neocolonialism The Third World
Symbols
All Symbols Tense Muscles
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The Wretched of the Earth

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Frantz Fanon
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Tense Muscles

Fanon repeatedly mentions the tense and contracted muscles of the colonized throughout The Wretched of the Earth. These muscles are symbolic of several things, including the immense frustration and anger of the colonized, as…

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