Chinua Achebe

Things fall apart. Achebe. Ernest Gaines once said, “I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I'm trying to figure out what manliness really is.” Indeed, every society or culture has its own understanding of an ideal man. Even though these characteristics are different in various parts of the world, the significance of masculinity can never be overestimated. “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe is considered as one of the best examples of a rise

absence. Things Fall Apart is a novel that was written by Chinua Achebe, who is a supporter of multiculturalism as depicted in his book through the

Through commercial trading Islam spread into Igboland, and this led to more Igbo people leaving the Igbo way of life for another, whether it be Islam or Christianity which divide the country in two. In the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe British colonialism and the migration of Muslims to Nigeria led to the change in the faith, social and economic changes in the Igbo society. Traditional Igbo faith believes that there is only one creator or god known as Chineke. Igbo people

In the novel, “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe the Igbo tradition revolves around structured gender role. Everything essential of Igbo life is based on their gender, which throughout the novel it shows the role of women and the position they hold, from their role in the family household, also planting women crops, to bearing children. Although the women were claimed to be weaker and seemed to be treated as objects, in the Igbo culture the women still provided qualities that make them worthy

Things Fall Apart, the critically acclaimed novel, by Chinua Achebe brings to light the transition that occurred due to European colonization in Africa. Okonkwo, a member of the Umuofia tribe, is deeply rooted in his religion, culture, and traditions. The Umuofians are exact and precise when making decisions as they relied on their ancestors and religious beliefs to guide them. As members of the Igbo religion, they have different view point, explanations and ideals than what is commonplace in current

Abstract: In this paper Achebe has portrayed the customs, traditions, norms, superstitions and values of Igbo society such as their judicial system, killing of twins, role of earth goddess and their harmony with nature. They were deeply rooted in the consciousness of the people that the daily lives of Igbo people were governed by them. Keywords: Igbo society;social, political and religious concerns. Chinua Achebe, who has taken upon himself the role of a teacher or interpreter devotes more than

In order to justify the slave trade, Europeans made Africans look like primitive people who needed to be trained like animals. One way they did this was through literature. Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, said in an interview that the main reason for writing this novel was to encourage other African writers to write about their past in order to refute the stories of the Europeans, claiming that Africans are uncivilized animals, but also shows that the Ibo were not a perfect society

the name of God” from The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Publication Division demonstrates how Gandhi believed Imperialism was justified through religion. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a secondhand novel of the colonization of Africa and specifically two small clans in Nigeria known as Umuofia and Mbanta. Achebe describes multiple ways in which missionaries changed the lives of the people throughout this story, but the most disruptive response was how they reacted the Christianity and the

of the Umuofia clan. “Okonkwo worked daily on his farm from cock-crow until the chickens went to roost” (Achebe) and never seems to tire from his work. His three wives are not as strong and did not have the same amount of stamina; his children did not take after him either. Okonkwo uses techniques such as beating and nagging to try and change the poor work ethics of his family members (Achebe). “Okonkwo was not a cruel man, but his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness

Cary's protagonist is a semieducated, childish African who, on the whole, reinforces colonialist stereotypes about Africans. In 1958, however, Chinua Achebe broke apart this dominant model with Things Fall Apart, a novel that portrays Igbo society with specificity and sympathy and examines the effects of European colonialism from an African perspective. Chinua Achebe uses the role of religion in Things Fall Apart from the Igbo tribe's perspective to illustrate the destruction that the ignorance of the