No Longer at Ease

You cannot co-exist with a second entity threatening to take over in a spur of the moment rage without learning a few tricks. When total separation isn’t enough to protect the world from the Hulk, Bruce has adapted a few techniques to counterbalance his hidden anger. Most of his earlier years, before the surface of the Other Guy, Bruce devoted his entire existence in avoiding the “monster” raging beneath his skin. In his father’s words, the monster was in him, in them both, burdened to never…

In Umuofia, a city in the novel Things Fall Apart, masculinity is highly regarded as a moral. It’s comparable with words such as courage and power, and with just about any other quality that proves a person in being self-reliant. Actually, it’s considered an insult if a man is called an agbala, a woman. In the novel it says, “no matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children he was not really a man”. There is a sharp contrast between femininity and…

would have been forced to live as a failure and as a weak man for giving in to the the invaders. Okonkwo saw no use in living in a world of weakness and of failure. And there was no other option for him to take, he could no longer avoid failure and weakness, he could no longer avoid his father’s defining characteristics. Okonkwo’s fear of failure and of weakness lead to his ultimate choice, to commit suicide. His fear drives him to take that final step and put into action, what he thinks, was…

Nwoye had converted to Christianity. Since Okonkwo hates the new religion, this destroys the relationship between Nwoye and Okonkwo. Another quote that shows this is, “‘He is not my father,’ said Nwoye, unhappily” (144). This quote shows that Nwoye no longer considers Okonkwo as his father. It also shows that Okonkwo does not think of Nwoye as his son anymore. After Nwoye converts to Christianity, Okonkwo starts to become more worried about the white…

Obi Okonkwo, the once upon a time ‘prodigal son’, is in many ways the reason for his own downfall. He is seen by the reader as a wasteful, self-absorbed young man who acts runs away from his problems. Achebe reveals that Obi doesn’t have right values. Along with his own wants, Obi values image and Clara above all else. Achebe first reveals this when Obi refuses to study law in England, which is what Umofian people – who taxed themselves heavily to give Obi this opportunity – needed. Rather, by…

Childhood Trauma to a Problematic Adulthood Zadie Smith portrays Samad Iqbal as troubled man. With all the life changing events that could put Samad’s life on hold, Samad chooses to let the little things dominate him. Samad has the idea that he is the head of the family, but with all of his decisions there comes big consequences. In White Teeth, Samad Iqbal distracts his family’s “destiny” by his selfish actions impact Magid and Millat’s psychological behavior into different paths following into…

The novel, Things Fall Apart, showcases the life of the Igbo people, a group in Nigeria that possess unique customs and traditions. The novel also follows the story of the main character, Okonkwo, and his village of Umuofia. As the story progresses with minor tribulations and problems primarily caused by Okonkwo, the arrival of white mercenaries is the main conflict of the plot, due to the threat they pose to the Igbo culture. The mercenaries eventually even lead to the shocking death of Okonkwo…

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…

Troy Maxson, the central figure of Fences, is a self-centered and stubborn man. He wasn’t a completely awful person, he did have some good qualities, but he just wasn’t a good man. In the play we see that does take very good care of his family and takes his position as the provider as the house very seriously. Although, his behavior and the way he talks to his family comes off as very cruel. Troy cares a lot about his family in the way that he just wants to keep them safe and provide them with…

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…