History of Nigeria

Stage three of Campbell’s monomyth begins as Chief Ten Bears instructs the village to move to its winter camp. Since his first day at Fort Sedgwick Dunbar had kept a daily journal of his activities, including guidelines to the location of the Sioux, and evidence that he has retained too much information about their ways, “In this fashion it becomes an entirely symbolic record of his metamorphosis, a map which traces his spiritual journey” (Smith). This begs the question, was he right to endanger…

The symbolic reference to ill-fated fortune in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe can be seen from the word choice and foreshadowing of events to come. In the first place, Okonkwo is associated with a roaring fire throughout the story, giving his emotions no jest, but pure anger. “He sighed heavily, and as if in sympathy the smoldering log also sighed. And immediately Okonkwo’s eyes were opened and he saw the whole matter clearly. Living Fire begets cold, impotent ash. He sighed again, deeply”…

culture there are universals, these are the building blocks to the foundation of a society. Universals dictate how the people who live in the culture interact with one another. The novel Things Fall Apart is set in Umuofia, Africa (now a part of Nigeria) and makes observations on the cultural universals of the Igbo people. The cultural universals that the Igbo society lives by in the novel Things Fall Apart, are very different from the cultural universals of another african tribe Zulu. When…

A man named Gordon Sparks once said, “At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I have a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.” Okonkwo is a character from Things Fall Apart and is portrayed as a well respected and hardworking member of his tribe. On the other hand Okonkwo is a very controlling, aggressive and abusive man to his family. Okonkwo’s family relationships make him a sympathetic man because he watches over and make…

were dissatisfied with their discharge from the French Army. For a short period a man named Grunitzky came back to Togo to head it as Prime Minister. However in 1967 Gnassingbe Eyadema became the president/dictator. He was the longest serving in the history of Africa, he served 38 years and died in 2005. His son was elected for the new President, and his Togo’s president to today. “(The Fact File Staff)”. Half of the Togolese people are Christian, many of them being protestants, independent or…

In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the entire Igbo culture becomes in danger when missionaries show up and try to convert everyone, but many resist because denying their culture would mean that everything that they’ve worked for their entire lives was pointless. Okonkwo was a great man and warrior who held two titles in his village. He got his recognition from being brave, violent, and stoic in his ways believing that these were the marks of being a true man. Okonkwo’s father was a…

In this essay, I will write about about a man who believes that fear should not be an option, and that he should always have faith in his spirits. The man’s name is Okonkwo, he is the main character in the book I’m writing about, “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe. The fear he had towards his own kids make it hard to love him. In the beginning of the story he was harsh to everyone, and towards the end of the story he was broken down. In the beginning, Okonkwo was horrible to everyone around…

Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, raises the question whether Christianity and British colonization had a unifying or disruptive impact on the Igbo community. Initial reading suggests to the reader that the influence of Christianity produced only a negative impact on the Igbo since the British colonists took over the Igbo community’s way of life, government, and disposed of their religious-cultural traditions in order to build Christian traditions. However, under the surface the missionaries of…

A hero is a person who helps people and will help people . Chinua Achebe the author of Things Fall Apart, attempts to break the single story, and make West Africans remember their history. Achebe introduces the main character Okonkwo,the protagonist in this story. Okonkwo is an Igbo clan member who suffers many hardships and does many wrong things that affect him in a negative way and leads him to suicide. Okonkwo is not a hero, for he is very abusive, violent and lives on attention and praise,…

The Goddess Effect The culture of Africa is very distinctive, with each tribe having it's own special rituals and or beliefs, such as it’s religion. In the Nigerian Tribes, they rely very much on religion. Out of their religion, they worship different gods and goddesses. One of the goddesses which they worship happens to be the most significant out of all in the book. The Goddess with the most consequentiality is Ani, The Earth Goddess, which owns all the land. Ani additionally avails play an…