As the first novel written in standard Nigerian English‚ Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe explores in totality literary nativism in African literature. Nativism as a philosophy assumes that the mind needs no sources external to its culture in the production of ideas. As such‚ cultural nativism as portrayed by Achebe‚ speaks volumes of the quest and affirmation for the autochthonous self against pressing outside forces. Written as a response to the pre-conceived idea of the colonialist that their
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In the novel Things Fall Apart‚ the main character is a headstrong man named Okonkwo. He is a gifted warrior and leader who fits the archetype of the tragic hero in many ways. The hero go through certain events that lead to his rise of prominence‚ to fit the archetype of a tragic hero. Okonkwo rises to prominence by defeating Amanlinze the Cat in a wrestling contest‚ growing a large farm of yams from nothing‚ and helping to lead his village to many victories in war. Also‚ the audience must feel
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“ If you don’t like my story write your own”- Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe a man who wanted to speak for himself on his own culture. The main character Okonkwo is known in his village for his fierceness‚ and honor. He goes through his life pretending not to care about much‚ and giving off a manly facade. The reality was that he was afraid of being the same man his father had been his entire life. When his village is almost unrecognizable due to culture clash
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and unloved. This shows the importance of strength in a family‚ for children need to be raised correctly to grow up to be strong. For this reason‚ Okonkwo from “Things Fall Apart” believes that once his son betrayed him‚ making Okonkwo lose his power‚ he slowly become weaker day by day. On page 153‚ he reveals this by suggesting “Suppose when he [Okonkwo] died all his male children decided to follow Nwoye’s steps and abandon their ancestors?”(Chinua Achebe). This acknowledges the relevance of the
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Okonkwo‚ the protagonist in Things Fall Apart depicts the rise and fall of the Ibo people when the missionaries colonize Umuofia. His ignorance that leads to Umuofia’s demise reflects that of the Ibo society. During Okonkwo’s youth‚ his work ethic and desire
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focus on the concept of heroism. The latter suggest that Okonkwo can be perceived as an epic hero within the Igbo culture. Justifiably so‚ considering that Okonkwo does not fit the conception of being an ideal epic hero but rather correspond to what is considered Igbo epic heroism. According to Azuonye Igbo epic‚ refers to real men that acquired heroism in pursuing a life protecting others in risking their own (Azuonye‚ 1984). However Okonkwo while being classified as an Igbo epic hero did not appreciate
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upset that "things fall apart." Okonkwo‚ the Ibo religion‚ and ultimately‚ the Ibos’ autonomy were brought to their demise by an extreme imbalance between their male and female aspects. These male and female aspects can be generally be described as the external‚ physical strength of the male; and the internal‚ passive‚ and nurturing strength of the female. Achebe uses a disbalance toward the male side to destroy the people and their culture. Okonkwo’s Demise Okonkwo‚ the main character of the book
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societies and the ways in which writers articulate that identity. Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart is a narrative that follows the life of an Igbo tribe at the time when the wave of colonization washed over Africa. The story tells of a man named Okonkwo who had always dreamed of being well known and respected throughout his village and neighboring villages since he was a child. He didn’t want to end up a failure like his father and he worked tirelessly until he achieved his goal. However‚ although
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I. Summary "Things Fall Apart" tells the story of the life of the main character‚ Okonkwo‚ from an outside narrator. There are different spatial setting throughout the story including Iguedo and Mbanta while the temporal setting is at the turn of the 19th century. In the beginning of the story Okonkwo was one of them most respected men of his tribe and was constantly moving up the social ladder yearning to join the lords of the tribe. However‚ after committing crimes against the tribe such as breaking
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the Africans were “inferior”. In the story‚ the main character‚ Okonkwo‚ killed one of his clansmen accidentally and was sentenced to live 7 years in exile. He was visited by his friend‚
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