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    always glorify the hunter.” Hearing this quote challenges one’s thinking because even if they think they know the other side of the story‚ or the hunt‚ a primary source is the only way to actually gain the perspective of the lion. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ was written not with a protagonist or antagonist but with first person perspective of each character as he or she has either succeeded or gone through bad events causing the story to have no real antagonist. In the beginning Okonkwo was the

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    Trevor Mrs. Sleek 10th Lit/Comp. 17 November 2013 Chinua Achebe has been called the founding father of African literature for his sensitive and accurate portrayal of his native African tribe‚ the Igbo‚ in his landmark novel‚ Things Fall Apart (Bacon handout). Published in 1959‚ this novel has become a cherished classic that explores the controversial topic of European colonization and presents in “sad irony” the decline and destruction of the native tribe (Coeyman handout). Maintaining a neutral

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    Okonkwo’s Fall In the novel things fall apart the new Christian religion makes Okonkwo feel that his identity will be threatened. It took his pride and made him feel as some of his characteristics were not superior as he thought they were. He is unable to adjust to the newcomers leads to his downfall. This example explains the way Colonization can have affects on its victims. Okonkwo felt as if he had loss what he has earned in his village. The British colonizing in his village made him feel‚

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    that challenges Okonkwo’s beliefs. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Okonkwo was a true member of his clan however as things begin to fall apart Okonkwo starts to doubt the choices that his clan makes. It shows how he began to shift his attitude toward the members among the clan. After Okonkwo is exiled from Umuofia for an accidental murder begins the downfall of Okonkwo and his Igbo village and when returning Okonkwo realizes that things were changing and he couldn’t accept those changes

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    unnecessary. This is proven otherwise by how each female character in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe contains. These roles of the women are very important in order to carry out the traditions of the Ibo culture. These roles came out in activities such as preparing meals‚ cleaning the house to even telling their children stories to ensure the children learn lessons from old folk stories. In Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe depicts the roles of women in the African culture in the late 1800s

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    forget greatness and ask for truth‚ and he will find both.” Horace Mann. Historically men have attempted to achieve greatness and have been unsuccessful in their efforts as their ambition gets in the way of truth. In Chinua Achebe’s novel‚ “Things Fall Apart” Okonkwo was viewed as a great man‚ was his greatness within his power? Greatness is based on character and choices not outward actions. In Ibo culture‚ certain behaviors such as showing emotion or being lazy were seen to be weak and undesirable

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    Civilized or Not?       In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ the Ibo culture is depicted as a civilized society  although it is quite the contrary.  The Ibo tribe is first portrayed as a civilized society to those who live  amongst it with good morals‚ a safe environment along with its leaders‚ and a stable religion.  Throughout the novel‚it is clear that the Ibo people are not a civilized society.    In Things Fall Apart‚ Nwoye is an important male role who disagrees with his culture and 

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    Segu and Things Fall Apart‚ the role of women is a major part of each novel. Their roles are alike in some ways but at the same time they have some slight differences. In Achebe’s text‚ women do not seem to be of much importance in their day to day life‚ but they are crucial to the spiritual wellness of their culture. In Conde’s text though‚ the women are much more respected by the people in their tribe. The level of reverence for women differs greatly in each novel. In Things Fall Apart‚ women

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    tragedy? A tragedy‚ defined by Webster’s dictionary‚ is a serious drama that typically describes a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror. In things fall apart the tragic hero‚ Okonkwo‚ has a major character flaw or hamartia and suffers a downfall to a peripeteia‚ which eventually leads to his death. His death was indeed a tragedy but it could have been averted‚ the Europeans are the main reason for

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    that one cannot truly talk about the land‚ unless they have lived the land. Two particular novels and oral epics that depict this perspective‚ the perspective of the colonized‚ are Things Fall Apart‚ written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe‚ and Sundiata by author Djibril Tamsir Niane. At the end of Things Fall Apart‚ the District Commissioner‚ who was the British colonial administrator put in place to govern the Igbo society‚ is shown writing a book he plans to call the Pacification of the Primitive

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