According to Thiong'o, what must colonizers do in order to control a colonized people mentally?

A. The colonizers must establish their language as the most important one to speak and know.

B. They have to enslave the colonized people by force and physical punishment.

C. They must designate land where native peoples may live in peace with their own cultural rules.

D. They have to exchange financial wealth for exporting natural resources.

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Nylah

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4 June, 17:16

According to Thiong'o, what must colonizers do in order to control a colonized people mentally?

A. The colonizers must establish their language as the most important one to speak and know.

B. They have to enslave the colonized people by force and physical punishment.

C. They must designate land where native peoples may live in peace with their own cultural rules.

D. They have to exchange financial wealth for exporting natural resources.

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Lucia Rios · Answer 1

Thiong'o places emphasis on language inculcation as a main part of mental colonization. He states that most colonizers attempt to rule by means of physical force, or by means of economic superiority, but although these create a dependency on the colonizers, it is not a willing one. For the colonized people to willingly accept their status as a colony, it is important to establish the language of the colonizers as superior, as it forces everyone to use it and thus adopt the colony identity.