Le Portrait de la femme africaine a travers Les Arbres en parlent encore de Calixthe Beyala

The African woman at all times has often been considered as submissive or silent because of the way she is perceived by the society, Her situation in her conjugal home or even in the society has often been relegated to the background. In the African society of old, writers and critiques have presented woman as completely submissive and silent. The women, according to some ancient writers do not react to unfavourable treatments meted out by men in the African society. Thus, she is portrayed as if she has no grudges against her unfavourable situations. However, this view has changed with female writers coming into the scene.