Postcolonialism In Things Fall Apart

The postcolonialism period is usually defined to be “The social, political, cultural and economic practices that arose in response and resistance to colonialism” (Davis et al.1811). This term also refers to the historical period following the colonial era, which was the second half of the twentieth century. People strongly agreed that the second half of the twentieth century is considered to be the era of the postcolonialism because of the struggles colonized people faced. One text in particular that goes great with the idea of colonized people is the novel “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. This novel is based on the life of a character named Okonkwo. Achebe uses Okonkwo’s life to tell a story before and after the British took over a village in Nigeria.This novel …show more content…
This story of Things Fall Apart was written in 1958. Achebe writes postcolonial stories as his intentions are “to correct the distorted representation of Africa that European writers had delivered to European audiences and to show the impact that colonization had on cultures” (Davis et al.1599). By using the character Okonkwo, Chinua Achebe demonstrates the struggles he encounters in the story to maintain his character together after the changes in law and religion the colonizers brought to his village.During the beginning of the text Okonkwo is described to be a high ranking member of the nigerian …show more content…
In the story written by Achebe okonkwo struggles with his identity; and keeping his tribe together. When the missionaries built a church near the village it brought curiosity to the villagers making them want to know about the christian. But, in the memoir written by Satrapi the Islamic Revolution created huge changes to the Iran culture. They were forced to change their lives and