Chapter 8 Things Fall Apart

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I believe the purpose of stories within Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is to entertain, to teach values, morals and Nigerian culture to the readers. For example, in chapter nine, the story, The Mosquito and The ear. This story talks about how Mosquito had asked Ear to marry him, Ear had fallen on the floor laughing and told Mosquito he wouldn't live longer, that he was already a skeleton. Mosquito then left humiliated. After that, every time he passed by Ear, he told her he was still alive. I believe this story’s moral is to never disparage others. Ear facetiously asked Mosquito "How much longer do you think you will live? You are already a skeleton" (pg 75), implying Mosquito wasn't of much importance since he didn't have much time left.

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