Une enfance métissée tells the story of a childhood in colonial Morocco on the eve of its independence. In the novel, the troubled atmosphere of colonization has not failed to rub off on Morocco and its inhabitants. Thus, the question of identity is paramount. Spatially, the territory stretches from south to north; the colonized and the colonizer define themselves through their respective practices and behaviors, i.e., their cultures, and through this episode, this French colony is linked to the rest of the African countries with the same history. With this foreign presence, we witnessed a spatial reorganization of the land, the implantation of so-called modern culture, and undoubtedly the discovery of new sensations through human relationships. Colonization brought with it several other nationalities to Morocco and brought about many changes. Whipped up on all sides by these social and cultural upheavals, the youth is trying to forge an identity. In spite of this diversity of identity and culture, and in spite of this violence, tolerance remained a sure value for the Moroccans, and this is what made it possible for antagonistic forces to cohabit. In this work, colonial Morocco has an affirmed national and African identity.
Keywords: Youth literature, identity, otherness, diversity, tolerance.
