President of Nigeria

country where a large majority of people also speak the same language as me also allows me to not think about it. With that being said I can understand how and why non English speakers would use this as an identity. Both of my parents were born in Nigeria and although English is the official of the country both of them learned their native language primarily and then were taught English on the side, and to this day they are proud of the fact that they still remember it and speak it with each…

When a country is suddenly under foreign rule, adapting is often very difficult. Throughout history, nations have been fighting for power. Many times, those countries are pulled in many different directions, with their traditional beliefs trying to be changed. Colonialism affects people in which their lives are radically changed, for better or for worse. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the reader is given insight on the Ibo struggle with colonialism, following the story of an Umuofian…

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, is written in English so that Achebe can carry out the beliefs and experiences of his African culture. Even though the book, Things Fall Apart is written in English, Achebe used vocabulary that is spoken in his country to make the book more Africanized. Chinua Achebe’s first pronouncement stated, “Here then is an adequate revolution for me to espouse- to help my society regain belief in itself and put away the complexes of the years of denigration and…

eyes of the public to the life of African culture. Growing up in the Igbo society in Nigeria, Achebe was influenced by the many aspects of his culture, his family, and the people that surrounded him. The many aspects of his life growing up in African culture influenced Chinua Achebe in his literary works by being a great believer of peace and equality. Chinua Achebe was born on November 15, 1930, in Ogidi, Nigeria. He and his family belonged to the Igbo tribe and was one of six children. Early…

In things fall apart Okonkwo demise was because arrival of Missionaries. The first cause of his demise was sadness that led to his death. The second cause of demise was dis potent about the clan they was converting to Missionaries. The third cause of his demise was the anger of the Missionaries when he got mad he did some things that he not proud of that led to his death. Okonkwo anger and disappointment toward the clan was caused because of the Missionaries. The first cause of…

All individuals strive to be successful and achieve their goals. Imbolo Mbue’s novel Behold the Dreamers shows the lives of two different families, from very opposite worlds. The Jongas came from a poor small town in Cameroon. With little to no personal possessions or connections in America, the Jongas had to rebuild their lives from the beginning. On the opposite side of the spectrum were the Edwards, a wealthy family from the Upper East Side. The Edwards were living the American dream and…

Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 is strongly divided between Act 1 and Act 2 with different settings. Act 1 takes place during the Victorian era (1837-1901) in Colonial British Africa. This Act takes place in a very rural setting close to the wilderness and is also relatively comfortable to be outside during the day- and nighttime. This Act contains a very strong patriarchal environment, especially focusing on the father, Clive. The main family of the play is wealthy with a servant during a time where…

The Shona is one of the largest indigenous groups of Zimbabwe. They have their language and are used by about 75% population of Zimbabwe. The Shona group of people living in Zimbabwe, located in South Africa, owns the Shona culture. Takawira Kazembe, a lecture at the University of Zimbabwe took an interview of few people who practice traditional Shona religion in Zimbabwe and also saw some traditional ceremonies and practices (Jarus np). Kazembe started that these traditional Shona people…

Written Assignment "How does Ferdinand Oyono use symbolic devices to illustrate the character development of the main character, Toundi, in Houseboy?" With aspiration towards material and his fascination of the white man's world, during the French colonisation of Cameroon in the 1950's, Toundi Ondoua escapes his home and starts to reject native upbringing to be part of the white man's world. mad'. As Toundi, the protagonist of Ferdinand Oyono's novel Houseboy goes to discover his fascination of…

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is about the unfortunate downfall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Okonkwo is an honored and effective leader within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. Things Fall Apart set about instituting the legitimacy of life in tribal Nigeria in the late 19th century, before the arrival of the "civilising" colonialism of Christian missionaries. There are many themes in Things Fall Apart but one theme that is very prominent is…