Category: Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart: Gender and Ibo Culture Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi (Nigeria) in 1930, where he grew up and was educated. He graduated in English Literature in London and moved to the US where he wrote and published Things Fall Apart in 1958. The novel helped create the Nigerian literary renaissance of the…

The Western Society in Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart is a 1958 novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. The first book in a trilogy, Things Fall Apart is Chinua Achebes magnus opus and is regarded as one of the greatest works of modern African literature. It is a staple of school curriculums throughout…

Theme of Social Conflict in Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Half of a Yellow Sun Defined as conflict between two or more opposing groups within a society in efforts to attain irreconcilable goals and prevent the advancement of an opponent, social conflict is a theme that is at the forefront of…

Gender Roles in Things Fall Apart In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, gender stereotypes profoundly influence the entire village, the Ibo society has a strict system of behavioral customs that are assigned by gender. They have restricted the freedom of Ibo women to present that Ibo men are superior to women and…

The Human Condition in Things Fall Apart The Human Condition is used to reference the qualities that comprise the imperatives of human existence. Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart, is one of literary merit, attracting readers worldwide for its use of universal themes. Things Fall Apart takes readers into Umuofian society, where Okonkwo is initially regarded…

Short Story Analysis: ‘Marriage is a Private Affair’ by Chinua Achebe The excerpt from Nectar in a Sieve and Marriage Is a Private Affair demonstrate the negative and the positive influences of modern ideas and modern ways on traditional cultures. To begin with, one of the pronounced positive influences of modern ways on traditional cultures…

Erich Fromm’s Ideas About Personality In Things Fall Apart Personality is built throughout someones childhood and a tragic event can cause it to change form. Whatever environment that a child is exposed to can influence how they begin to act, whether it be a good or bad change, they usually pick up their behavior from…

Antilles of Savanna: The Postcolonial Problems Presented in Chinua Achebes Book Chinua Achebe, emeritus professor of the University of Nigeria, one of the greatpioneers of modern African literature in English, who published several outstanding novels,among which Things Fall Apart (1958), has already become something like an Africanclassic, and who is not only known for his…

The Tragic Hero In Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart In this essay I am going to analyse the tragic role of the central character from the novel Things Fall Apart written by the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in 1958, Okonkwo, who goes from having a good life and power within his clan to being a…

The Use of Proverbs in ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe Proverbs are a vital form of communication within the Ibo culture. They are sayings that have their roots in folklore and are typically passed down from generations to generations. Proverbs aid the Ibo in defending their thoughts and opinions, however in the hands of…