Exile as Motif in Lenrie Peters’ ‘He Walks Alone’: Trends in Identity, Policy and Globalization

Abstract

This paper conceptualises the theory of social realism in delineating the theme of migration and exile as recurring poetic motifs in Lenrie Peters’ “He Walks Alone “The paper balances collective identity with textual analysis to show various levels of alienation and social experience African people face while in Europe. It calls attention on various artistic devices which the poet uses for the purpose of literary edification and for the development of the human psyche in migrations literature.

Keywords: Exile, Motif, Lenrie Peters, He Walks Alone, Identity, Migration, Policy.