Ideological construction of international migration in Fromdust to snow: Bush-faller by Lydia and Wilfred Ngwa and Snare by Priscillia Musoh ‘’Manjoh’’

Abstract

Abstract: Migration remains a natural human phenomenon. Humans have always moved from one place to the other. People have always migrated internally (national) and externally (international). From a post-colonial approach, this paper focuses on international migration and aims to analyse the ideological construction of this phenomenon in two Cameroonian novels- From Dust to Snow: Bush-faller by Lydia and Wilfred Ngwa and Snare by Priscillia Musoh Manjoh. The findings show that migrants and aspiring migrants have some constructed ideas when it comes to international migration. To them, international migration is perceived as a quest for a better life and a means to upgrade families’ standards of living, the search for employment, a risk bearing phenomenon and a source of remittances flow to families back in migrants’ countries of origin. Keywords: Ideological construction, migration, international migration, success, employment