No Longer at Ease

The trilogy begins with Things Fall Apart, followed by No Longer at Ease and ended with Arrow of God. Furthermore, in this critically analytical essay, through a feminist perspective, a chapter of his second novel, No Longer at Ease, published in 1960, will be discussed. The setting of the novel is Lagos, Nigeria and Umuofia, Nigeria during the 1950s, before Nigeria attained independence from Great Britain. The novel, No Longer at Ease begins with Obi Okonkwo on trial, charged for accepting a bribe

No Longer at Ease, which received the Nigerian National Trophy for literature, focuses on a young Nigerian man, Obi Okonkwo, who has lost connection with his African tradition and develops almost an extreme dislike for the ruling privileged of which he is a part. After going away to England to get an education he wishes he can help all Nigerians, he returns home and finds helpless. Because of walls set in front of him such as, the neo colonial values of the Europeans, he wasn’t able to do the things

No Longer at Ease is an interesting book. While it has its negatives, the way this book was written and the deeper meaning to be found once you look closer into the book outweigh said negatives. In the book No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe, morals are tested and eventually lost. The author places the main character, Obi Okonkwo, into many financial struggles and tests his idea of being an incorruptible person. Eventually Obi falls to the corruption of bribery and is arrested. The author makes a

In the 1950s, most African nations commenced fighting for independence. In this context, Chinua Achebe wrote his second novel, No Longer at Ease published during Nigeria’s independence. The story occurs in Lagos and Umuofia and the main character, Obi, got money from the Umuofians to study in England. Nonetheless, when he returned to Nigeria, he is trapped between his tradition and western culture. In the book, Achebe stresses a theme of colonial mindset through the refutation of Nigerian culture

Nick Polanosky SS110 9:15 MWF Book Review on Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease Throughout life there is chaos and calm, ups and downs, good fortune and seemingly insurmountable challenges. For the majority of life, it is chaotic but controlled; you deal with issues as they come, and occasionally good things happen and give your mind a break. Obi’s fortune is good for most of his life; he gets the first scholarship from Umuofia and studies literature in England before coming home and pursuing a job

and No Longer At Ease is one of a number of tropes which represent the shifting of the locus of "the sacred" from community to individual.  This trope, and others like it, reflects upon the way in which European influence has directed the social significance of spirituality through the process of colonization.  Through the examination of these tropes, one should develop a critical awareness of the relationship between the sacred and the profane in the Modern context of No Longer At Ease,

Though losing all hope leads to desperate measures, No Longer At Ease explores the outcome of disastrous choices. This depicts the scenario for Obiajlo Okonkwo, otherwise known as Obi, in this book written by Chinua Achebe. This book starts with the ending and works its way backwards. At the beginning, a trial against Obi is held in Nigeria for accepting a bribe. The book then goes on to recede to how Obi took the bribe. Obi is a 26 year old man who lives in Nigeria. U.P.U., which is also known as

provide guidance and direction. Moreover, this burden of leadership could elicit either patriotic parasitic tendencies in the utilization and exercise of power. (Ehling 23-25) According to Steven Gale in his Critical Commentary ‘Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease’ where he

The Center Does Not Hold: A Cultural-Religious Hole in Achebe's Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease Both Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Obi in No Longer at Ease represent departures from two worlds, left in a kind of limbo which offers no way out and no salvation. Okonkwo rejects the new religion of the Christian missionaries, even though it is evident that the ancient customs which he wants to continue to practice are out of favor. Obi rejects both the ancient customs (one

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