AGONY OF FEMINISM IN AFRICA AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT IN BALARABA YAKUB’S SIN IS A PUPPY THAT FOLLOWS YOU HOME.

Abstract

In African tradition, Women are considered to be the backbone of development, nation building and mutation in 
various communities. However, their agony of marginalisation that gain its root from religious, traditional beliefs 
and the narrow mind-set of an average African man on feminism made them incapacitated towards playing their 
roles successfully. No matter the status of a woman, she is always seen as a second class citizen in her community. 
To an African man, her primary assignment is to work, bear children and do other domestic works. On the above 
bedrock, the paper discussed the agony of feminism and social reinforcement in Africa in Balaraba Yakubu‘s Sin is 
a Puppy That Follows You Home (2012) using the Northern part of Nigeria as a case study. With the aid of 
Feminism as a guiding knot, the paper discussed issues confronting women especially some religious, cultural 
beliefs and customs that are inimical to womanhood. The paper concluded on the note that as long as men continue 
to arrogate power to themselves, women will continue to be marginalised, oppressed and subjected to the whims 
and caprices of man all time. The paper recommended that there should be equality and respect between both sexes.