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    trek. The novel Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe and the film Whale Rider (2002) by Niki Caro both address the overcoming of emotional boundaries‚ while following the progress of the main characters. Issues such as cultural differences and gender equality are presented by the composers through the clever use of devices appropriate to the medium‚ while using the post-colonial context to accentuate these issues. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a novel which follows the journey of a Nigerian

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    forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different. As we all know; Colonizing power is

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    Things Fall Apart

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    there lived people who followed strict customs and traditions within their clan. A man named Okonkwo was a well respected man whose goal was to be on top and not under his father’s shadow. This story was based on the book Things fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ in which book reviews find this writing piece to be an open book filled with significance and culture. This happens with Achebe’s choice of words‚ and imagery that the reader is able to know what the character is feeling. The author

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    MEMOIRE DE MAITRISE TOPIC: Women’s Condition and Male Representation in Africa in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and in Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon. Outline; Introduction I-The Place of women in the African Literature 1-Women’s Role in the Development of African novel 2-The Emancipation of Women and the Rising of their Consciousness II-Women’s condition in the African Society 1-The Power of the Traditional Beliefs 2-An African Male dominated society III-The Interest around Women

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    NO LONGER AT EASE

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    Longer at Ease From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia No Longer at Ease is a 1960 novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It is the story of an Igbo (also spelled Ibo) man‚ Obi Okonkwo‚ who leaves his village for a British education and a job in the Nigerian colonial civil service‚ but who struggles to adapt to a Western lifestyle and ends up taking a bribe. The novel is the sequel to Achebe ’s Things Fall Apart‚ which concerned the struggle of Obi Okonkwo ’s grandfather Okonkwo against the changes

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    Empire in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus” SEL: Studies in English Literature‚ 1500-1900. 37.2 (1997): 257-276. Print. Powell‚ Andrea. “Problematizing Polygyny in the Historical Novels of Chinua Achebe: The Role of the Western Feminist Scholar.” Research in African Literatures. 39.1 (2008): 166-184. Print. Achbe‚ Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: First Anchor Books Edition‚ 1994. Print Shelly‚ Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Barnes and Noble Classics‚ 2003. Print. Marlowe‚ Christopher. Dr. Faustus

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    Civil Peace

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    Civil Peace Chinua Achebe The short story “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe is about a man named Jonathan Iwegbu‚ his wife Maria and his three surviving children. Chinua Achebe’s emphasis in his short story is how Jonathan and his family are trying to get on with their lives after the Civil War in Nigeria. Moreover‚ there is a phrase that Jonathan says several times through his story‚ “nothing puzzles God”. What does Jonathan means when he says this? The story starts off with Jonathan realizing

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    Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ and the satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina “How To Write About Africa” to show how they or other people portray Africa. Authors use different tones of voice to write: either about the same event or the same place so that their works appeal to a specific audience. Books can be written for the same audiences as well. Authors can voice their books differently to get their message across; Joseph Conrad uses his voice to tell how Africans are savages; both Chinua Achebe and Binyavaga

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    Heart of Darkness

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    Heart of Darkness projects the image of Africa as "the other world‚" the antithesis of Europe and therefore of civilization‚ a place where man ’s vaunted intelligence and refinement are finally mocked by triumphant beastiality. --Chinua Achebe In this quote Chinua Achebe is making his case against Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. He is saying that the novel shows Africa and its people as animals and the complete opposite of the white man in Europe. However this is truly not the case‚ the Europeans

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    Modern Views V. Tradition

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    society often teaches “newer is better.” What happened to the value of history and tradition? In Dead Men’s Path‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ readers find out what happens when one disregards and disrespects the tradition of another. Achebe uses symbolism‚ character‚ and irony to show how important it is to respect others’ beliefs even if one does not understand or agree with them. Achebe uses a few symbols to reveal the fight between modern culture and tradition. The most obvious is the footpath. The

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