Overview The Urban planner is an agent of the government who arrives at Texaco to assess it for urban renewal/utter destruction, and is hit by a rock. Inhabitants of the town do not take kindly to his arrival. “When the town planner first arrives in Texaco, he is initially perceived as a danger” (Maisier 40). […]
Category: Fictional Characters
Ninon
Background Ninon is a supporting character in the fictional novel Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau. While she is only present in the book for a limited period of time, Ninon’s story relates to the historical lives of women who lived on plantations and experienced the first days of freedom after being raised, taught, and enduring the life of […]
Oiseau de Cham
Introduction One of the many traditions stemming from Africa is the art of oral storytelling. Mother to daughter, grandfather to grandson, aunt to nephew, friend to friend – from whomever it may be, and to whomever it may go, stories, histories, and traditions are passed down through words of passion. Patrick Chamoiseau, best known for […]
Mentoh
Introduction The Mentoh is a figure that is represented as an other-worldly being that has a vast knowledge of everything about the world. The Mentoh is often depicted in Patrick Chamoiseau’s Texaco as a guide for the enslaved peoples and formerly enslaved people to take over the city. The Mentoh represents power and freedom, as […]
Marie-Sophie Laborieux
Introduction Marie-Sophie Laborieux is a fictional character in the novel Texaco, written by Patrick Chamoiseau. She was born in the early 1900’s and passed away in 1989. Marie-Sophie Laborieux narrates the novel as an adult by retelling her family’s history along with sharing her own life experiences. For her familial history, she relies solely on […]
Esternome Laborieux
Esternome Laborieux is the deuteragonist of the novel Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau. His life is characterized by a series of ups and downs and attempts of mediating his want for stability with his feeling of obligation for change. He is the father of the narrator, Marie-Sophie Laborieux. Esternome’s life is recounted throughout the first half […]
