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Things Fall Apart Essay Things Fall Apart tells a story about a man named Okonkwo, whose life falls apart because of his actions. Okonkwo met his tragic fate through the actions he took in his life. Some reasons that make Okonkwo culpable for his own demise, is that he would do anything to not seem weak to others in his village. For example, Okonkwo killed a boy who called him father to not seem weak in front of the village. He also beat his children and wives for simple errors they made.…

Ken Saro-Wiza was a Nigerian activist and author. He is most notably known for his novel, Sozaboy, which promotes his antiwar platform. In his book, we see Wiza use language in an original way while also being effective in his own way. He does this by using pidgin English to preserve and promote Nigerian culture, and by comparing the disorganization and corruption in Mene’s life to the brokenness and the disorder of the pidgin English that is spoken by the characters in the novel. In the…

Blood Diamond and The Constant Gardener are two Western movies each attempting to utilise the idea of Africa as a mysterious continent with an exotic, but Western dependant population, as a setting. The Constant Gardener does make an attempt at avoiding Hollywood-Africa stereotypes, however it fails to completely exclude them. Blood Diamond’s entire plot, on the other hand, revolves exclusively around stereotypes. In The Constant Gardener, Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle, plays the lead role as…

The political- thrillers Blood Diamond and The Constant Gardener tell two different stories, however both movies deal with the representation of Africa in a Hollywood style. The character development, editing and themes are used to further enhance this Hollywood portrayal. Ralph Fiennes plays the role of Justin Quayle in The Constant Gardener. Justin, a minor English diplomat, seems to be a meek, unpassionate, passive gentleman; however this image of him is changed as he becomes provoked into…

In his critical work, Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o posits that language is the conveyor of culture within a society. Having made the personal, artistic socio-political decision to only write in his native African language, Wa Thiong’o theorizes that the enculturation of English on African citizens is symbolic of the state of neo-imperialism, and that the ‘peasantry’ or ‘proletariat’ class is the keeper of traditional values. It is for…

independence. Achebe uses English language as a postcolonial tool to defend his people. The story “Civil Peace” opens right after the Civil War and ends after so much blood shedding and brutality. This long-term history of pain and oppression internalizes victims' self devaluation with constant sense of insecurity under which circumstances, according to Abraham Maslow, the difficulty in meeting basic “deficiency needs” creates a constant tension…

Achebe's writing, "The Novelist as Teacher", presents a request to African writers to take on the role of teacher in their works. After reading Achebe's "The Novelist as Teacher", we can identify two differences that Achebe examines as a point of reference to literature of postcolonial and western writers. Firstly, Achebe wants his audience to look to him as a teacher of the culture. Postcolonial readers must look to their writers for the recurrence of their culture and common concerns. Secondly…

When should rebellion be used, and why should it be used? Why is it necessary to rebel against authority? When someone is in an authoritative position, it is very likely for them to be absorbed in their power, and thus, abusing it in a way that annoys their subordinates, at best. In other cases of abused power in history, people in powerful positions have exploited their power so that the people under their rule have been lied to, spied on, manipulated, and deprived of their most basic rights.…

In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Ibo culture clashes against Christian Missionaries in the middle of the story. Back during the 19th century, Christian Missionaries spread their culture through European Colonialism, which, even though brought modern technologies and ideas, it left native African cultures permanently damaged. This is portrayed with the views of an African native, Okonkwo, who was once famously known. After his seven-year exile, he came back to a changed Umuofia.…

PURPOSE FOR EVALUATION: In order to critically assess the patient (Okonkwo), it is necessary to evaluate his demographic picture. Okonkwo originates from the heart of Nigeria and therefore strongly believes in his Umuofian culture. He has 3 wives and 8 children, and is considered the Umuofian clan leader. The purpose for evaluation is admission due to symptoms of depression due to psychological alienation. This psychological evaluation will assess three main components behind Okonkwo’s…