Role of Religion in Things Fall Apart

In terms of classical literature and theatre, dating back to Ancient Greece, a tragic hero is a man of great wealth or power who falls from grace. This fall happens at times because of external forces, but more often the man’s downfall is caused by none other than himself. At times, this curse belies the character by an action of choice, be it due to personal failings or because of a misunderstanding. The downfall of Okonkwo, in spite of seeming to be a far different story altogether, is not so…

mental world of every person is shaped by their environment and experiences in life. Everyone has a special outlook that may share some similarities with others. But, each mental world is unique to one person. The mindset of Okonkwo in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is very similar to his grandson Obi Okonkwo’s in No Longer at Ease. The difference in their mental world comes from the time period of Nigeria. Okonkwo developed his mental world during the transition period into British rule in Nigeria.…

The book, “Things Fall Apart”, by Chinua Achebe gets its name from the poem, “The Second Coming”, by W. B. Yeats. These two written works have many things in common. They share a common theme and back it up with several literary elements. However, “The Second Coming” by W.B Yeats isn’t the only poem similar to the book, “Things Fall Apart”, by Chinua Achebe. “Things Fall Apart” is also similar to another poem called “Welcome Change”, by Gina Whitacre. All three of these pieces of literature…

civilized." This is what many people thought before Chinua Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart. There was prejudice against African tribes depicting them as backwards and uncivilized, that was largely based on misunderstand or lack of information because all books about them had bee published by colonizers. This is why Chinua Achebe used his upbringing and personal experiences to tell the story from their perspective. "Things Fall Apart" has now sold over 11 million copies and is translated into 50…

Okonkwo’s Suicide in Things Fall Apart In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo’s suicide is an act of cowardice. Throughout the novel, he tries to prove -- more to himself than to others -- that he is manly and courageous. He does everything he can do to prove this and everything he can do to cover up anything that could potentially disprove this. He overtly shows that he is the best of the best and that he is the “Alpha-male” of the Ibo tribe. What he is really doing though, is getting…

period. In Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, a third person point-of-view narrator tells the story of an African society named Umuofia in which Okonkwo commits controversial actions. Missionaries from Europe tear apart Umuofia. Joseph Conrad composes his novel using a first person narrator who is a European imperialist named Marlow. Similarly to Achebe’s novel, Conrad’s book contains controversial actions--racism--while discussing the effects of imperialism. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart…

Chinua Achebe was an African author and an important figure in history because he shed light on the importance of African culture in his literary works. • I chose this individual for my biography project because I enjoyed reading his book “Things Fall Apart.” I thought that this book was a very interesting read and hoped, in the future, that I would read some more of his books. • Chinua Achebe lived during the post-colonial period in Nigeria when Britain granted Africa its independence.…

Chinua Achebe reveals the faults within the Ibo society in his novel, Things Fall Apart. The Ibo community is located in Southern Nigeria with “low-lying deltas and riverbank areas [that] are heavily inundated during the rainy season, and are very fertile” (Countries and Their Cultures 1). Okonkwo, the main protagonist in the novel, is obsessed with many things, but specifically the growing of his yams. The reader later discovers that the number of yams a man grows reflects their rank in the…

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the author takes the readers on a trip to the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and shows the lifestyle, culture, and struggles that the villagers experienced before and after the European imperial era. The characters, plot, setting, theme, tragic hero, symbolism, figurative language, historical and cultural values and story development contributes to the critical analysis of the novel. It also contributes to writing and understanding the novel. The protagonist of…

Comparison of the Adult World vs. Adolescence in Alice in Wonderland White, Jewels. “Adult Realm V. Childhood: A Critical Examination of the Victorian Realm’s Ideal Young Adult.” The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research 14 (2013): 38-48. Web. 16 Mar. 2016. This article is an analytical analysis on the novel, Alice in Wonderland, and how the story represents an ideal Victorian youth, but with clash of culture and changing time, basic beliefs and morals begin to shift. First, the…