Arrow of God

Arrow of God is a tragedy that encompasses war, violation of religion, revenge, and people dying. Achebe narrates the story through the third person omniscient point of view, as he jumps from one person to the other to tell the story. The theme revolves around conflict; conflict between the communities of Umuaro and Okperi to have control of land, religious conflict between the villages of Ezeulu 's and Ezidemilli 's and their priests Ezeulu and Ezidemilli. With the biggest conflict being between the gods, Ulu and the white man 's Christian God. As the African communities and villages fight for power amongst themselves, Christianity slowly comes in and takes over the god Ulu. One of the first conflicts in the story is the fight over land…

“Arrow of God” published in 1964 by Chinua Archebe, one of the most important writer under the colonial rule; born at Ogidiin eastern Nigeria. Ezeulu due to his position as chief priest of six Nigerian villages is seen as a prominent member of the Igbo people; which gives him the option to join the British colonial administration in the capacity of “white man’s chief.” However, he refused of this offer and led to a short term imprisonment, interrupted his chief priest duties. The people of Igbo…

Two main characters share similar traits from respective pieces of literature, one is a quasi-ruler of an African hamlet and the other is a soldier fighting deadly robots. In Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe, Ezeulu is the chief priest of multiple villages in Africa that is slowly being colonized by the British in the early Twentieth Century. Second Variety by Phillip K. Dick is a short science fiction story set in an apocalyptic future about a military officer named Major Joseph Hendricks, who…

Though, there are times when conflict arises that threaten prosperous success which ultimately leads to the downfall of one of two opponent subjects. Wars break out as people fight for their beliefs and territory, however, there is only one winner. A late award-winning Nigerian author known as Chinua Achebe often writes of cultural differences, cultivation, and conflict between the lands of Africa and Europe. Chinua Achebe demonstrates how British colonization has affected and divided the Igbo…

Things fall apart In the novel “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe the main character Okonkwo had a fear of being looked down upon by his clan. His fear of his clan created a path for destruction, in Okonkwo’s life this is his fate. Okonkwo gain his respect and proves he is a very powerful warrior to be reckoned with. Okonkwo had two sons Nwoye and Ikemefuna, between these two his favorite was Ikemefuna, this is unfortunate for Okonkwo because in the end he only ends up with one…

Saving Mr. Ugwu is a novel by Lin Anderson written in 2012. The story is about Mr. Ugwu and his family, who live in the African bush, more specific in Nigeria which is a old British colony according to the internet. There is a clear racial division between the white and black race in Nigeria. As if this was not enough, there is also a division among the black race. We have the Hausas and the Igbo tribes. Mr. Ugwu and his family belongs to the Igbo tribe, while people such as his houseboy is a…

In the novel “Things fall apart” by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo was a brave, respected, intimidating, and wealthy man. He had a severe look, with a wide nose and bushy eyebrows, and “seemed to walk on springs”(4). Although Okonkwo was highly respected by the villagers they still thought he was unsympathetic. Okonkwo believed that anyone who was not succeeding was doing. So due to the lack of trying he did not believe those people deserved very much respect because of all the hard work he had to put…

There are a lot of plays that have irony. A Greek play called Oedipus have all types of irony. The author of the play Oedipus uses dramatic, situational, and verbal irony in his play. This play is about a man named Oedipus who becomes a king by killing his father which he was not aware of, later he marries his mother. This is a famous play because people all over the world have read this amazing play. First, One of the irony in the play Oedipus is dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when we…

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is about one man’s struggle with his ambition within his Igbo culture. The protagonist, Okonkwo, strives in becoming an accomplished man and respected leader in his tribe. Aside from the central plot, Things Fall Apart includes a collection of scenarios and concepts that people experience in today’s day and age, such as reaching one’s true potential, cultural traditions, and intertwining relations. Specifically, the narrative provides several illustrations of…

Okonkwo is a man whom throughout his entire life has strived for strength and to farther himself and those around him from things he perceives to be weak. This stems from a lifelong ambition to build his life from the ground up and become an important member of the clan, as his father Unoka was an unsuccessful farmer and seen a lowly man. Okonkwo’s greatest fear however is weakness, as described on p. 11. Okonkwo is sentenced to 7 years in exile to his motherland of Mbanta for accidentally…