LITERATURE AS THE MIRROR OF THE SOCIETY: THE CASE OF CHILD ABUSE IN NIGERIA.

Nwafor F. Ifeoma
Publisher: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF THE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), UMUNZE, ANAMBRA STATE {"id":6,"volume_name":"Vol 5 Number 2","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/5.jpg"} (2): 1118-0315: doi: January 2017 Published in 2017

Child abuse has become a global problem. Children are most times abused by people who are supposed to love, cherish and protect them. Children face the menace of abuse ranging from physical injuries, abandonment, sexual abuse to child labour. The society seems to be silent about it except for few like the creative writers who write from what is obtained in their society. Many writers examine the ordeals of children in many societies and how these abuses affect these children. This paper discusses the prevalence of child abuse as reported in literary works. It mirrors the Nigerian society and the Nigerian child using the works of few Nigerian authors. It also dwells on the consequences if these abuses are allowed to continue.

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