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    themes — guides the author by controlling where the story goes‚ what the characters do‚ what mood is portrayed‚ what style evolves‚ and what emotional effects the story will create in the reader. Igbo Society Complexity From Achebe ’s own statements‚ we know that one of his themes is the complexity of Igbo society before the arrival of the Europeans. To support this theme‚ he includes detailed descriptions of the justice codes and the trial process‚ the social and family rituals‚ the marriage customs

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    In the book The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta‚ the Character Chike Ofulue faces the stereotype being a descendant of a slave from Africa. He battles against this stereotype by becoming educated‚ two not listening to what other people say and last he has face culture issues. Chike battle against all of these obstacles by battling them trying to succeed in life. Chike battles against the stereotype of being a descendant from a slave from Africa is by becoming educated. He became educated when missionaries

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    van de Engelstalige Igbo roman. Brussel: ASDOC. Chinweizu‚ J. Onwuchekwa & I. Madubuike. 1983. Towards the Decolonization of African Literature. Vol. I. Washington: Howard University Press. Gates‚ H.L.Jr. (ed.). 1984. Black Literature & Literary Theory. New York: Methuen. Ikenga-Metuh‚ E. 1985. Religious Symbolisms in Igbo Life Crisis Rituals‚ in: Africana Marburgensia 18(2):59-80. Killam‚ G.D. 1977. The Writings of Chinua Achebe. London: Heinemann. Nwoga‚ D.I. 1981. The Igbo World of Achebe ’s "Arrow

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    viewpoint of the novel. To begin with‚ in Things Fall Apart‚ readers are able to see that there is a continuing conflict between women and men within the Igbo society. Throughout history‚ women have always been portrayed as being inferior to men. In the Igbo society‚ women

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    became an independent state on October 1st 1960‚ at that time the country consisted of 60 million people from 300 different ethnic and cultural groups dominated by the Muslim‚ less educated Hausa in the north‚ the more educated and mostly Christian Igbo in the south-east and the Yoruba from the West. These three groups had divergent languages‚ cultures

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    Things Fall Apart Analytical Essay Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” is the story of the Igbo culture on the verge of a revolution; it shows the collision of the Igbo people’s traditional way of life and the “winds of change” that are introduced by British colonials who have recently moved to their region. Within all of the confusion and discomfort throughout the Igbo people who are unsure of how to react to these new cultural practices and beliefs‚ is one of the main characters‚ Okonknwo

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    THINGS FALL APART: AN ATONEMENT OF THE PAST As one of the many Africans who had been Europeanized‚ Chinua Acehebe’s faith had been at crossroads with his knowledge of the Igbos. In his essay‚ Named for Victoria‚ Queen of England‚ he recounted how his family would sing praises to the Lord and read the Bible all day long and how the next day‚ his relatives would come over and offered food to idols. According to Achebe‚ he didn’t feel any undue distress or experience spiritual agonies for such

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    which creates a division amongst groups of people‚ thereby destroying the customs of the oppressed society and the individual. In Umuofia‚ conflict arises when the polytheistic faith of the Igbo people is challenged by the Christian beliefs of the aggressive missionaries. Paying respects to their gods provided the Igbo with ties to their rich ancestral history and was connected to many of their sacred traditions‚ some involving farming and governing techniques. Therefore‚ because such religious behaviours

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    Things Fall Apart‚ the complex dynamic of European Colonialism in Africa is depicted through the story of the native Igbo society in Nigeria and its collision with the European Christian culture. Okonkwo‚ the main character in the novel‚ embodies the fundamental values of the Igbo society and fights throughout the novel to maintain the practice of Igbo tradition. The principles of Igbo culture are Okonkwo’s identity‚ and European invasion of the status quo displaces Okonkwo on a spiritual level. Achebe

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    Kola-Nut: The Symbol of Hospitality (title) •It is a bitter brown seed containing caffeine •In the past‚ has been added to drinks to diminish hunger and fatigue •The offering of a Kola-Nut is very important in the igbo culture and is only offered to very important guests •This offering of the Kola-Nut has three steps that must be followed. The first step is the presentation of the kola-nuts. The next is the breaking of the kola-nut and the third is the distribution of the kola-nuts •Presentation

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