The conflict of generations and the dialogue of cultures In the novel “The Pupil and the Lesson” by Malek Haddad
Abstract
Over more than a century, Algeria has been colonized by the French authorities. During this period, the French colonialism tried hard to abolish the Algerian identity. He also attempted to make from the French culture a source of everything. This, the French colonialism gave birth to a new generation who know only few about their mother language including the Algerian writer Malek Haddad who said once about eh Algerian revolution, “My tragedies manifested, I am now standing in front of you, without knowing how to communicate. Malek Haddad was dreaming of a better future where Algeria is free. Through his poetry, he was addressing the French people using their own language as well as their culture which he learned from them. this was a way to fight against oppression and slavery. Haddad was a member of the generation of herses who didn’t fail to serve their country. His arability to write in Arabic language has affected him. He declared so many times “The French language is my exile where I live”.
Malek Haddad wrste the novel of “the pupil and the lesson” in French language to highlight social, political and cultural sides of the Algerian society in the past.
Many critics have noted that the novel “The pupil and the lesson” is Malek Haddad’s best novels and the most enthusiastic one
The novel is an image to a psychological headache which leaded to a conflict between generations. It covered a period during the French colonialism in 1945 as well within the Massacres of May 8th. It discusses the struggle between an Algerian girl and her father. This latter who was a warm-hearted of person who hived with his daughter in France. The novel could study the conflict between an individual and a society in a very artistic expressive way
