The Thing

Africans have been portrayed and depicted as savage animals by many people throughout history. Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe about the Igbo tribe in Africa and their true way of life. Chinua Achebe is a black man originally from an Igbo tribe, and he believes that the portrayal of Africans as savage animals is false. Because of this, he writes Things Fall Apart. In an interview with Achebe he states, “There is that great proverb—that until the lions have their own…

Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness are two different perspectives on the colonialism of Africa. Both books take a closer look at how the African people were affected. From both books, the audience can see the disrespect towards women during colonialism. There is a clear picture of women being judged by their outer beauty, rather than their inner beauty. From Chinua Achebe's perspective, in Things Fall Apart, women's value is in direct relation to their rank, and in Heart of Darkness Joseph…

Stereotypical From the time civilizations were formed humans have created stereotypes of other groups from an outside perspective. In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart, he humanizes the cultural and traditional based Igbo peoples as he tells the story of a tragic hero named Okonkwo and his family dealing with struggles that Africans faced in the 1890’s. Achebe works to counter the Imperialist stereotypes of African people especially the Igbo by explaining their traditions in depth with the…

Change can normally be thought of as a good or bad thing that can happen to someone. Some people love to have change and explore new ideas and cultures but to others the thought of not having routine and being forced to change terrifies people. Things Fall Apart is a novel about a village that is being overcome with church missionaries trying to convince people to convert to Christianity and leave their traditions behind. In the novel Things Fall Apart the author, Chinua Achebe, recognizes how…

mindsets of certain individuals. By seeing different aspects of the world, people tend to find a sense of individuality. Many also start to form their own opinions that can interfere with the thoughts of a group, causing a conflict. In his novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe expresses through the symbolic death of Nwoye and Okonkwo’s suicide that unity and support is necessary in a community for it to become successful. Nwoye becoming Isaac is due to encouragement he did not receive from…

writes a fascinating novel, Things Fall Apart, in which he explores the struggle of a man, Okonkwo, and his conflict between the pride of his culture and the pride of his manhood. The novel was somewhat similar to what I had expected. From the obvious title, some type of community was going to fall apart but other than that, the other aspects of the novel such as Ikemefuma death, Okonkwo’s exile, and the white man’s church were completely unpredictable. One of the main things that I like about…

The story Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe is about the Igbo tribes in Nigeria. If you read the book you would recognize why the book is titled like that. In the beginning, things were fine, but as things go on, and events unfold, things start crumbling. Their encounters with the Christians is a large part of the reason they “fall apart.” A big event that happened that could be considered things falling apart was when Okonkwo and his family were exiled for seven years. Okonkwo was identified…

In Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” which centers on the struggles of the protagonist Okonkwo when he encounters with the British imposed colonialism on Nigerians opens a new prospective into the life of African tribes. In particular, the novel draws the unique picture of the cultural traditions and values of Igbo society. The interrelation is visible throughout the novel of religion beliefs, language customs and government structure. The authority of the clan is in the hands of the…

The 1964 winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal was Where The Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. This award is given to a deserving artist who is a United States citizen or resident of America and has crafted an engaging and compelling picture book for children. Where The Wild Things Are is considered a classic work for both its illustrations and story. I agree that Where The Wild Things Are was deserving of the Randolph Caldecott Medal for numerous reasons. The artwork…

different lives, and the story of Things Fall Apart is no exception. The story is about a man named Okonkwo in 19th century Umuofia, Nigeria. The country is a male-centric patriarchy of sorts, however, women are an integral part of society. These strong women would be considered oppressed by western standards, but in Umuofia sexist social constructs are normal, and are not unlike western society’s. A feminist reader must not resort to a west is best mindset in reading Things Fall Apart because,…