There are many different critical approaches to studying literature. With reference of both texts you have studied‚ show what you believe the value to be in using a particular critical approach. ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe and ‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi follow a postcolonial critical approach. Both books take place in a country considered politically inferior through western perspective and both texts‚ even though reinforce colonialists’ oppressive ideology‚ don’t stand completely
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In Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo worries that after his participation in the killing of Ikemefuna his emotions will show as a sign of weakness. Expressing emotions as a male is seen as a sign of femininity and therefore a sign of weakness in Ibe culture. Okonkwo tries to hide his emotions behind his actions and temper that lead to the foreshadowed ending of the village slowly falling apart. At the start of the novel we are introduced to Okonkwo as an amazing fighter who was nothing like his selfish
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Chinua Achebe’s insight into the mind and culture of the African man makes Things Fall Apart very real and even relatable to Western readers. Achebe was born into a Christian family in Ogidi‚ Igboland‚ a part of Easter Nigeria. He was born only a few generations after the events in Things Fall Apart occur. Chinua Achebe grew up listening to his parents’ and grandparents’ stories about the history of the Igbo people and what happened when the Europeans came into their region. Although Achebe was surrounded
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Some people can be stubborn and loyal. They are good and bad traits to have together. Okonkwo is an example of this kind of person. For this reason‚ Okonkwo was angry at the missionaries that tried to change him. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western ideas into the Ibo culture. Okonkwo started out in the novel as a man who took pride in what he accomplished in his life and was dedicated to his lifestyle‚ but the
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“Don’t worry about it‚” replied Shaun in an attempt to extinguish her astonishment‚ “Everyone puts up a fight once in awhile.” “Not me‚” Shara responded proudly‚ “I am now a proud graduate of Eastworth High‚ and tomorrow‚ I’m going to prove my determination to the world.” Shaun chuckled to himself and continued walking down the dimly lit street road. Shara knew he could care less about school. The truth was he had dropped out of high school two years ago when the couple had first begun dating
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In the novel Things Fall Apart‚ written by Chinua Achebe‚ there are three main instances which lead to the downfall of the Igbo culture—the destruction of the village of Abame‚ the conflict between Okonkwo and Nwoye in the motherland‚ and the conflict between the church and the clan in Umuofia. In the second year of Okonkwo’s exile in the motherland‚ Obierika‚ his friend‚ came to bring him the revenue his yam crops had earned him along with a story about the destruction of Abame. “During the last
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belittling‚ and simply unjust. In Antigone and Things Fall Apart‚ a Greek play by Sophocles and a novel by Chinua Achebe‚ respectively‚ the discussion of women in their individual societies goes to show the fact that they have been and continue to be consistently oppressed‚ despite the significant time and culture difference. Little progression towards equality is made within or between the two. The role of women in both Antigone and Things Fall Apart are different‚ yet circle back to the overarching
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Rescue‚ a man by the name of Varian Fry voluntarily goes to Europe to try to help the men and women on the Gestapo’s blacklist escape before they are sent to concentration camps or killed. In the book Wild Swans‚ Jung Chang writes about three generations of women in her family‚ including herself‚ and their experiences in China before‚ during and after the Communist Revolution. Finally‚ the novel Things fall apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ focuses on a man named Okonkwo who‚ throughout the second and third
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in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) The desire to conquer land that was previously unexplored has existed throughout history. This desire forced many indigenous societies‚ who were usually dominated technologically‚ to adapt to the teachings and overall system of the ‘superior’ conqueror nation with destruction as the only alternative. This causes a major impact on how a certain society functions‚ even after seeking independence from the foreigners. The rise and fall of indigenous societies
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Things Fall Apart and Fasting‚ Feasting: A Comparison and Contrast Submitted to: Sir Javed-ur-Rahman Submitted by: Nazir Ahmad Shah Mphil English 2nd Term Email ID:snazeerahmad186@gmail.com Qurtuba University of science & Technology DI Khan . In the lines to follow I have tried to present comparison and contrast of the two Postcolonial novels namely Things Fall Apart and Fasting‚ Feasting. From the title of the novel Things Fall Apart and from the name of the author Chinua Achebe‚
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